UBE CAKE

🔥 Step 1: Preheat

• Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F)
• Grease and line two round cake pans

🥣 Step 2: Mix dry ingredients

• In a bowl, whisk together:
  flour, baking powder, and salt

🥛 Step 3: Mix wet ingredients

• In another bowl, whisk:
  eggs, sugar, milk, oil, vanilla, and ube extract
• Add ube halaya and mix until smooth

🔄 Step 4: Combine

• Gradually add dry ingredients to wet
• Mix gently until smooth batter forms

🍰 Step 5: Bake

• Divide batter into pans
• Bake for 25–30 minutes
• Toothpick should come out clean

❄️ Step 6: Cool

• Let cakes cool completely before frosting

🍦 Step 7: Make frosting

• Whip cream + sugar until soft peaks
• Fold in ube halaya for a creamy purple frosting

🎂 Step 8: Assemble

• Place one cake layer
• Spread frosting
• Add second layer and cover entire cake
• Decorate as desired

💡 Pro Tips

• Use both ube halaya + extract for best flavor and color 💜
• Don’t overmix batter to keep cake fluffy
• Chill cake before slicing for clean layers

😍 Optional Variations

• Ube Coconut Cake: Add coconut milk instead of regular milk 🥥
• Ube Cheesecake: Add cream cheese frosting layer
• Ube Cupcakes: Bake in muffin tins (18–20 min)