This recipe for Easy Ube Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Icing makes use of Purple Yam Spread/Ube Jam/Ube Halaya (ha-lah-yah) and White Cake Mix. “Halaya” is Purple Yam or Ube that’s cooked down with water and sugar to a thick paste consistency.
Stay tuned for Round and Sheet Cake instructions. Scroll down for Tips on how to bake Easy Ube Cupcakes and where to purchase ingredients.
Here is a video for Easy Ube Cupcakes:
Here is the new recipe for Coconut Cream Frosting
Tips for Easy Ube Cupcakes:
- The Ube extract is necessary. It makes the cake taste scrumptiously irresistible.
- Purple/Violet food coloring is optional but the cake will have a lilac color.
- To make a ring or bundt cake, increase bake time to 40-45 minutes
- Scroll down or click here on how to make Easy Ube Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Filling
- Scroll down or click here for Ube Bundt Cake bake time.
Where to purchase some of your ingredients for Easy Ube Cupcakes:
- Ube or Purple Yam Flavoring – Filipino Grocery store or online at FilStop.com or Amazon.com
- White Cake mix – local grocery store
- Ube Jam or Halaya – Filipino or Asian grocery store
- Coconut Cream – local or Filipino or Asian grocery store
Ube Cake is a memorable staple for anyone who grew up in the Philippines or for anyone who has close ties to Filipino Food. It is a cake that is centered around parties be it birthdays, graduations, Christmas, and New Year’s. In summary, developing recipes is always fun but sometimes challenging. I learned so much from Christine, my best friend and cake expert, who helped in creating the recipe Easy Ube Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Icing. Ube Cake is once again a part of my life that’s worth remembering. Christine has since moved to the West Coast which makes this recipe development project, aka girl time, unforgettable.
Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Filling
Ube Bundt Cake or Ring Cake
Easy Ube Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Icing
An easy version of a Filipino Food dessert favorite!
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Total Time: 48 minutes
- Yield: 24 cupcakes 1x
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 1/4 cup butter (softened)
- 1 15 oz jar UBE
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 to 1 tsp Wilton’s (gel) violet icing coloring
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoon UBE extract
- 1 box white cake mix
For coconut cream and sugar Frosting
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup Coconut Cream (use only the thick semi-solid part of the cream)
- 3/4 cup Confectioner’s Sugar (sifted – optional)
To make frosting thick/stable:
- 1 1/2 tsp Unflavored Gelatin
- 3 tablespoons of hot water
Instructions
For the Cupcakes
- Line cupcake baking sheets
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Cream Butter until light and fluffy
- Mix Ube, icing coloring, and ube extract
- Add egg one at a time and mix (do not over whip)
- Add cake mix
- Fold in mixture until all ingredients are combined
- Adjust violet color to preference
- Spoon evenly into lined cupcake pan (about 24 cupcakes)
- Bake for 15 to 18 mins or until toothpick comes out clean
- Cool and top with Coconut Cream Icing
For the Coconut Cream Frosting
- Open can of Coconut Cream, drain and only use the thick cream
- Put Coconut Cream into a bowl
- Add Confectioners Sugar
- Mix until sugar is dissolved
- In a separate small bowl, dissolve gelatin in hot water by stirring the water continously
- Temper the gelatin by adding a tablespoon of coconut cream frosting to the gelatin while stirring quickly to avoid clumps
- Repeat step 6 twice (total of three tablespoons of coconut cream frosting)
- Mix the gelatin mixture slowly into the large bowl with the rest of the frosting
- Chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours
- Whip until soft peaks form
- Pipe on top of cupcakes or cakes
Keywords: Easy Ube Cupcakes
Jen
Hi! I’m about to try your recipe and I noticed that there’s no water or milk added into the batter. Am I reading it correctly?
AmusingMaria
Hi Jen, that’s correct, no water or milk. I also updated the post and added a video link on how to make the Easy Ube Cupcakes. Please follow, like, share the video too. Thanks for trying the recipe and I hope you like it! The video for the Coconut Cream Icing is in the works. happy baking!
Tine
Can I used the recipe to make an ube cake?
AmusingMaria
Hi, unfortunately, I’ve only made this recipe as a ring cake or bundt cake and not a sheet cake. For the bundt cake, bake time should be about 40-45 minutes.