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Ube Cake

A moist and fluffy purple ube cake with a smooth, vibrant purple frosting, topped with a white ruffled sugar decoration, a gold bead, and a translucent purple sugar sheet.

Total time
60 min
Servings
12
Calories
450
Protein
5g
Ube Cake
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Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F and grease two 9-inch round cake pans.

  2. Step 2

    Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.

  3. Step 3

    Beat in oil, eggs, milk, and ube extract until smooth.

  4. Step 4

    Pour batter into pans and bake 25-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

  5. Step 5

    Cool cakes completely on a wire rack.

  6. Step 6

    Beat butter until creamy, then gradually add powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons milk, beating until fluffy.

  7. Step 7

    Add 1 teaspoon ube extract to frosting and mix until uniform purple.

  8. Step 8

    Frost the cooled cake layers and decorate with white ruffled sugar, gold bead, and purple sugar sheet.

Tools you’ll need

  • 9-inch round cake pans
  • Electric mixer
  • Wire cooling rack
  • Mixing bowls
  • Whisk
  • Rubber spatula

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