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