Ube cake: chiffon cake made with purple yams
I really love this bright violet color! It cheers me up whenever I see it. This is a light cake that really gives you the yummy yam flavor (that’s if you like root vegetables, though). On a side note, I tend to confuse taro with ube (sorry, Filipino friends), but now I stand corrected:
Taro
- usually white, or maybe a light purple
- poisonous if eaten raw
- called “elephant ears”
Ube
- dark purple in color
- grows on vine above ground
- not as typical in US (but you can find the powder in frozen sections of Asian markets)
Yummy!
I make a cheesecake with sweet potatoes or yams, too, that is much lighter than a regular one, so I imagine the same with the chiffon cake. The purple color is so cheerful!
A cheesecake with sweet potatoes/yams sounds delicious!
I love ube cake! I wonder if ube and taro taste the same. I probably wouldn’t be able to taste the difference if they made ube cake out of taro.
I think the two taste slightly different, but the great purple color makes ube extra special!