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ube macapuno cupcake recipe

Easy Ube Macapuno Cupcake Recipe

Sweet and purple ube cupcake recipe filled with ube jam and topped with macapuno (coconut sport) strips. This is a quick Filipino dessert that is also easy to make and a treat to share. This ube cupcake with macapuno takes only 30 minutes to prepare and bake!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Filipino
Calories: 234
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Large Eggs (or 3 medium eggs)
  • 1 cup cake flour or all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup ube halaya or jam
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup canola oil or vegetable oil
  • 3 tsp ube extract
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • ube jam for filling (optional)
  • macapuno or soft coconut strips (for toppings)

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Cupcake Tray
  • Cupcake Liners
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Mixer

Method
 

Cupcake
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners, then set aside.
  2. Put the eggs, sugar, and vegetable oil in a large bowl. Whisk until combined.
  3. Add the ube halaya/ube jam and ube extract. Whisk until combined and you don’t see any ube chunks.
  4. Sift cake flour, baking powder, and salt into the ube mixture. Stir until combined, but avoid over mixing.
  5. Scoop the batter into the cupcake liners, filling each just over 1/2 full.
  6. Bake the cupcakes for 12 to 15 minutes.
  7. Remove the cupcakes from the pan and let cool.
Toppings (optional)
  1. Make a small hole at the center of each cupcake and fill it with Ube Jam.
  2. Top the cupcakes with macapuno strips. Serve and enjoy!

Video

Notes

1. You can substitute the filling and toppings with a meringue frosting. I wanted it to be simple as this was my first time to try making a cupcake.
2. I used vegetable oil instead of canola oil.
3. This recipe makes 12 servings. I made 2 batches. The 2nd batch, I added more jam and lessened the sugar. After adding a bit more jam, it helped increase the batter which made for fuller/bigger cupcakes.
4. Do not overmix when adding the dry ingredients. You just need to incorporate them into the batter (until no more white/dry ingredients visible).
5. Make sure to add at least 2-3 teaspoons of the ube extract. In the video, I only showed 1 teaspoon but it's 3 teaspoons that I put into the batter.
6. Other variations of fillings or toppings can be yema/custard or cheese or langka (jackruit). These are a few other sweet flavours that match well with ube.