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easy ube cupcake

I am still on a ube high!

The last time I went grocery shopping, I kind of went crazy and  bought a lot of purple yam for my ube cheese pandesal project and now that I have successfully made those little cheesy babies I still have much ube left so its on to a new project!

Ube Cupcakes

Ingredients:
  1. 2 large eggs, room temperature
  2. ¾ cup sugar
  3. ½ cup vegetable oil
  4. 1 cup ube jam
  5. 1½ teaspoon ube flavoring
  6. 1 cup cake flour
  7. 1 teaspoon baking powder
  8. ½ teaspoon salt
  9. 1 cup ube jam thinned a bit with milk for frosting

how to:
- preheat oven to 325 F. and prepare cupcake pan with cupcake liners
- in a large bowl beat eggs, sugar, oil and ube halaya
- add to dry ingredients and mix just until incorporated
- fill cupcake pan about 3/4 full and bake for 12 mins or until toothpick inserted comes out clean
- frost with ube jam thinned a bit with milk until of spreading consistency.

enjoy!




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