The Best Ube Cake

• porções: 12 servings
• tempo ativo: 30 minutes
• tempo total: 1 hour

Ingredientes

2 ½ cups sifted cake flour

2 ½ tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

2 tsp ube extract (see notes)

½ cup vegetable oil

½ cup milk (room temperature)

8 pcs egg yolks from large eggs (room temperature)

⅓ cup granulated sugar (see notes)

3 ½ oz ube jam (about 1/2 cup) (room temperature, see notes)

purple gel food colour (optional)

8 pcs egg whites from large eggs (room temperature)

1 tsp cream of tartar

¾ cup granulated sugar

5 pcs egg whites from large eggs

1 cup granulated sugar (+ 2 tablespoons)

pinch salt

2 cups unsalted butter (cut into parts, room temperature)

1 ½ tsp vanilla extract

ube extract (to taste)

Instruções

For the Ube Cake:

Preheat your oven to 350F. Line the bottom of 3 8-inch round baking pans with parchment paper and set aside.

Sift

In a large bowl, sift cake flour, baking powder and salt.

Combine

In a smaller bowl, combine ube extract, vegetable oil and milk. Set aside.

Beat

In another large bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, beat egg yolks while gradually adding ⅓ cup sugar (about a teaspoon at a time) until the mixture is light yellow (about 7 minutes on medium-high speed).

Ube Jam

Add ube jam and beat until smooth and no big lumps remain. If you want your cake to be a vibrant purple, you can add gel food colour at this stage (optional) and give the batter a stir until the colour is evenly distributed.

Fold a third of your flour mixture into your egg mixture just until combined. Then add half of your milk mixture, another third of your flour, the rest of your milk and finally the rest of your flour, folding each addition just until combined. Be careful not to overwork the batter.

Whip

Using a stand mixer with the whisk attachment (or your handheld electric mixer - making sure that the beaters are clean, dry and grease-free), beat the egg whites on medium speed until they start to get foamy.

Cream of Tartar

Then add cream of tartar and beat until very frothy.

Stiff Peaks

Gradually add ¾ cup sugar (about a heaping teaspoon at a time) into egg whites until you reach stiff peaks.

Fold

Take about a cup of the meringue and fold it into your cake batter to lighten it.

Fold

Then fold the rest of your meringue into the batter until evenly blended.

Bake

Transfer the cake batter to prepared pans and bake for 20 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out with minimal crumbs.

Cool

Put the pans upside down on a cooling rack and cool completely.

For the Ube Swiss Meringue Buttercream:

Recipe

See this recipe on how to make basic Swiss meringue buttercream.

Flavour

Once your buttercream has come together, start adding ¼ teaspoon ube extract at a time until you get the flavour you desire (I usually put 3 teaspoons total).

Whip until the flavour is fully incorporated and the buttercream is evenly coloured.

Cake Assembly:

Trim the tops of your cakes if they are uneven. Trim the sides too to get rid of the brown edges so you're left with a vibrant purple cake.

Decorate

Fill and decorate with frosting as desired.

Nutrição

• Calorias: 590 kcal
• Gordura Total: 40 g
• Gordura Saturada: 27 g
• Colesterol: 89 mg
• Sódio: 109 mg
• Carboidrato Total: 54 g
• Açúcares Totais: 35 g
• Proteína: 3 g