ArtiBakes: 2014

July 21, 2014

Ube Sans Rival

First attempt on Ube Sans Rival with Ube Halaya in the Buttercream ...My Mom's request.

Ube (Purple Yam) Sans Rival

July 20, 2014

Ube Coconut Brownies..

More ubes....

trial number three of the ube jam (halaya) method...it's 'moister' this time..

Ube Kasuy Brownies

this time with grated ube and coconut.... first try was already a sucess....

Ube Coconut Brownies


Ube Coconut Brownies

brought both versions to work and surveyed my colleagues..it seems it was a tie as each version has its unique taste...

July 14, 2014

Ube Kasuy (Puprle Yam with Cashew Nuts) Brownies

Ube Kasuy Brownies ..or should I say Purplies...filipino style..yep another ube experiment... sick of it? don't be..i have to make this again as I want it fudgier and there are 3 more recipes to try.....then hopefully the book will be finished...

July 10, 2014

Everything Ube

I am working on my 2nd recipe book. Here's the cover...what do you think?

July 6, 2014

Ube Pancakes

Two pancake recipes...can't decide which one's better.

Ube Pancake with ube jam (halaya)

Ube Pancake with mashed ube

July 2, 2014

Ube Crinkles

I made my first chocolate crinkles two decades ago. I even sold tons of it in decorated containers on Christmas of 1993. The recipe was from the back of the Flour Pack. I've moved on to two other recipes since then.

Fast forward to this day. ..I am crazy about Ube (Purple Yam) lately that I've been tweaking my recipes for Ube (as you can see from previous posts). I was thinking of making crinkles with Ube and was checking out the web to see if I am the first one and if it is possible. Three image results - Bakers Hill in Palawan, Lina's in Baguio and bakehappy. Sadly, I am not the first one and yup, it's possible!

For my version, I tweaked the Chocolate Crinkles recipe I have been using for ages. Please note that I always use my 'own made' Ube Halaya (Yam Jam for all the recipes.) If you are using a bottled Ube or your own Ube Halaya recipe, you might need to adjust my recipe.

Here's my recipe for a fudgy, Ubeliscious Crinkles

Ube Halaya

454 grams pack of grated ube
1 condensed milk
1 evaporated milk

Mix all the ingredients in a non stick pan over medium heat until paste like consistency.

Ube Crinkles

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

2/3 cup vegetable or canola oil

1 cup sugar

1 cup ube halaya

2 teaspoons ube flavour

2 large eggs

powdered sugar

1. Mix the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
2. Beat oil, sugar and Ube jam at low speed until combined in a separate bowl,
3. Beat in eggs and Ube flavor just until combined. Do not overbeat.
4. Fold in the flour mixture to the egg mixture just until combined. Do not over mix.(white
streaks may appear but that's okay.)
5. Cover the bowl with cling wrap and chill in the fridge for at least 1 1/2 hours or overnight.
6. Pre-heat the oven at 335°F / 160°C .
7. Scoop one tablespoon of the dough and roll in powdered sugar. Place in a baking tray lined with
baking paper. Space the cookies at least 2 inches apart.

Scoop one tablespoon of the dough

roll in powdered sugar

8. Bake for 7 minutes. Do not over bake. It will look soft and wobbly. It is not under baked. Do not over bake. Transfer immediately to a cooling rack. Once cooled, it will be fudgy and firm. If you want 'cakey' crinkles, then bake it longer.

I used a tablespoon for small cookies and an ice cream scoop equivalent to 4 tablespoon for bigger ones. The bigger cookies baked for 9-10 minutes. You can adjust the sugar between 2/3 to 1 1/3 cups to suit your taste.