If you’re new to ube baking or looking for an exciting way to use purple yam in desserts, we have a delicious recipe for you: vegan purple ube cupcakes. They are super pretty and easy to make!
The great thing about this recipe is that you don’t need any weird food coloring, just a naturally purple ube spread. You can buy it ready-made or make it from scratch with a few simple ingredients.
Then use the ube spread to make both the muffins and the purple frosting, combine the two and you’ll have wonderful cupcakes – worthy of a pastry shop!
Ube spread is made from fresh purple yams that are cooked with sugar and then mashed into a creamy puree. It is also known as Ube Halayawhich means “purple yam” in Filipino.
You can find ube halaya online or at your local Asian grocery store. But if you can get hold of some fresh ube, it’s really easy to make your own using our ube butter recipe.
In our recipe, we mixed pureed ube with some coconut oil that was softened at room temperature. It adds flavor, richness and creaminess. It’s as handy as butter. But purple. And 100% vegan!
And the great thing is that you can use it as a Vegan butter substitute to make all kinds of purple yam sweets and baked goods, including these ube cupcakes.
By adding coconut oil to the ube spread and letting it set in the fridge, you get a dense and firm glaze. Then it will be super easy to pipe it over the cupcakes. So, all you have to do is choose your favorite nozzle shape and have fun!
As mentioned above, you also need the ube butter in the cupcake batter. It replaces the classic milk butter in this vegan recipe. At the same time, it adds color, flavor, and texture to the cupcakes.
Time to put on your apron and start baking!