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 ...

There’s been quite a bit of buzz about ube lately—a purple showstopper of a root vegetable that’s popping up left and right on social media and restaurant menus alike—and we must admit we’re intrigued ...

A box of assorted ube treats from San Francisco’s Buko Bakes—one of 23 vendors who will be on hand at this year’s Yum Yams festival. (Buko Bakes) When Gemma Ballesteros opened her Filipino bakery ...

To honor our 93-year-old mom, Amparing, and all mothers in the family, my sisters and I prepared a feast of Filipino comfort food. Since I’m a mother, too, I tried not to stress myself out in the ...

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Ube, Yema, and Turon, too: The tasty and traditional flavors of a perfect Filipino-inspired confection, whether it is cakey or topped with frosting or luscious with custard flair, are timeless. Stream ...

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Cafe 86 has some of the most unique desserts made with purple yam. This cafe makes some of the most Instagrammable desserts-- and they’re all purple! For the past five years, Cafe 86 in Southern ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Cake, cupcakes and your own celebrations. This Alameda Island bakery is not only customizing your goodies, but it's opening a world of colorful ube baking. Baker and owner of Whisk ...

Two years ago, my food writing colleague Luke Tsai noticed a significant rise in ube-related events happening during in the spring. He predicted a delectable future: “We might as well go ahead and ...