Easy Ube Cupcakes with Ube Whipped Cream
These ube cupcakes are fluffy, moist, and full of ube flavor. The ube whipped cream is stabilized with instant pudding mix.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 14 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1/2 cup ube halaya jam
- 1 tsp ube extract
- 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt (see notes for substitutes)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup flour
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp instant vanilla pudding powder (See Notes)
- 1 tsp ube extract
Instructions
- 1
For Ube Cupcakes
- 2
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and prepare a cupcake tin with liners.
- 3
Using a stand or electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar until pale and fluffy.
- 4
Add oil and beat until homogenous.
- 5
In a separate bowl, mix ube jam, ube extract, and yogurt.
- 6
In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- 7
Alternate adding yogurt mixture and dry ingredients into your cake, mixing slowly and gently until all ingredients are just incorporated.
- 8
Scoop your batter into your lined cupcake tin (batter should come about 2/3 the way up the liner) and bake at 350 degrees F for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick stuck through the center comes out clean. Allow cupcakes to cool before frosting.
- 9
For Ube Whipped Cream
- 10
Put heavy whipping cream, granulated sugar, pudding mix, and ube extract in a mixing bowl. Beat until stiff peaks form.
- 11
Frost or pipe your whipped cream onto the cupcakes after the cupcakes have completely cooled. Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge.