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🥄 What you need to know before biting into an ube cupcake
Ube Cupcake is a purple dessert made with natural ube powder , an Asian yam variety known for its intense color and health-promoting properties. Soft, original, and naturally sweet, this ube cupcake is ideal for a healthy snack, party, or colorful break. A superfood made from purple yam , it's prized in Asia for its rich antioxidant content .
🍳Ingredients (for 8 cupcakes)
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120 g flour (classic or gluten-free)
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80 g cane sugar or coconut blossom sugar
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1 tsp baking powder
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1 pinch of salt
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2 eggs or 2 tablespoons applesauce (vegan version)
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80 ml milk (cow's or plant milk)
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60 ml neutral oil (sunflower or deodorized coconut oil)
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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2 tbsp ube powder
👨🍳 Preparation steps
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Preheat your oven to 180°C (fan oven).
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In a bowl, mix all dry ingredients : flour, sugar, yeast, salt, ube powder.
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In another bowl, whisk the eggs (or compote) with milk, oil and vanilla.
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Stir the liquids into the dry ingredients. Mix until you get a smooth, purple paste .
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Divide the batter into cupcake cases and bake for 18 to 20 minutes. Check with the tip of a knife if the batter is cooked through.
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Cool on a wire rack. For a special treat, add cream cheese or plant-based frosting!
💡 Tips for a gluten-free or vegan version
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For a more intense color, add a few drops of natural beetroot extract or blueberry juice.
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Express version: Mix ingredients directly in the blender and fill into the molds.
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For a 100% gluten-free and vegan version: applesauce + plant milk + rice or oat flour.
🌿 Nutritional values — (1 cupcake)
| Calories | 170–210 kcal |
| Total carbohydrates | 22–28 g |
| Including sugar | 10–14 g |
| Proteins | 3–4 g |
| Lipids | 7–10 g |
| fibers | 1–2 g |
| Antioxidants | ✔ |
| Gluten-free | ✔ if flour is suitable |
| Vegan | ✔ if egg-free variant |
| Possible allergens | Eggs, gluten, milk (depending on the variant) |
💡 Tip: For a lactose and gluten-free version, use plant milk, rice or oat flour and applesauce as a binding agent.
📌 Notes:
The nutritional values are approximate for a standard cupcake. Ube powder is rich in anthocyanins, which have excellent effects on the immune system and digestion.
💜 Benefits of Ube in Baking
Ube powder is naturally rich in anthocyanins, purple pigments known for their antioxidant properties and their role in memory, digestion, and the immune system. It's a trendy ingredient that combines color, flavor, and nutrients.
Try the recipe and share it on Instagram with the hashtag #UbeaYam !
Tags: ube cupcake, purple dessert, soft cake, homemade ube recipe
