Ever since I learned to make a cake from scratch, I haven’t really touched boxed cake mixes. I’m not above using them, but ...

“I often have to tell people it’s not that sweet,” says self-taught baker Irene Pabellano, founder of Pastries On Demand and creator of the royal purple-hued ube flan cake. “It’s similar to leche flan ...

I topped my ube cupcakes with ube cream cheese frosting and spooky Halloween-themed sprinkles. Ube extract gives these treats their deep purple color. I accidentally used a little too much, which may ...

These tender and flaky mini cakes created by the dynamic duo of Timothy Flores and Genie Kwon at Kasama, a modern Filipino bakery and restaurant in Chicago, highlight the cultural phenomenon of ube, a ...

Looking for a twist in your recipes? Imagine a sweet potato, but brilliantly purple – that's ube! It's a staple in Filipino cuisine, bringing a distinct taste and texture to dishes. Sweeter than your ...

For a petite pastry, Genie Kwon’s cross between a sandwich cookie and cake has a lot to say. Starting with two buttery discs of Basque cake, Kwon layers on pastry cream made with ube. That nods to the ...