I first made ube cookies with chocolate drops, but recently had a brainwave for an ube cookie v2.0. Ube (oo-beh) or purple yam can be described as a mellow, slightly nutty, vanilla-like flavour. It pairs wonderfully with oreo flavours. The…
Ube halaya
Ube halaya is THE secret to making any ube dessert. Ube (pronouned ooh-beh), is a purple yam popular in Filipino desserts. Its distinctive purple colour is making waves across the world. The flavour profile goes with every dessert from ube…
Mocha cake with ube lava cream
This mocha cake with ube lava cream has become one of my favourite flavour combinations! The coffee notes in the mocha cake complement the ube cream perfectly. The cake itself isn’t too heavy, nor too sweet. Just bite after bite…
Ube Cookies
Ube cookies are simply delightful. Ube (oo-beh) or purple yam can be described as a mellow, slightly nutty, vanilla-like flavour. I am obsessed! Whilst similar to the taro flavour, ube is sweeter with a deeper flavour profile than taro. I…
Rice Paper Sail Cake
I love a good cake hack, especially for homebakers who have to juggle many roles in the house! These rice paper decorations are great to make ahead in advance, and doesn’t require the mess of buttercream piping. And yes it’s…
Ube Cake
Ube (pronouned ooh-beh), is a purple yam commonly used in Filipino desserts. Some describe the ube flavour to be a mix between pistachio and vanilla, and it is deeelicious! This ube cake recipe took me several tries for me to…
Ube Ice-cream
Ube ice cream can be hard to find in Auckland. Whenever I find some, I tell my nearest and dearest to stock up. During lockdown, I developed this recipe to use up my expiring cream. There’s no way to freeze…
