UBE. Or purple yam. It’s a root crop, but it’s one of the Pinoys’ favorite flavors when it comes to cakes, bread, pastries, desserts, and other sweet treats. This is why neighborhood bakeries all the way to commercial bakeshops to patisseries have their own versions of ube cake and also offer a number of ube creations on their regular menu, and these are certified best-sellers.
Here are some of the best ube treats in town that you might want to try:
UBE & CUSTARD TRIFLE CAKE IN TUB by La Royale Patisserie. A creation of talented pastry chef Edward David Mateo, it consists of several layers of soft and moist ube chiffon cake lined with custard cream, La Royale’s special cream, and homemade ube halaya. Available at Php890 at S&R Membership Shopping, it is also available via FB (LRP Group Food Service) or IG (royalepatisserieph).
UBE LENGUA DE GATO by Fleur de Lys Patisserie. It is ube-flavored, melt-in-the-mouth Lengua de Gato that is to die for. Packaged in a disposable plastic jar, it also serves as a perfect edible giveaway for family and friends.
FROZEN UBE PASTILLAS CAKE and UBE PASTILLAS CREAM CAKE by Consuelo’s Artisan Cakes. If you like your cake frozen, go for the Frozen Ube Pastillas Cake in a can, which offers all the goodness of an ube chiffon cake layered with homemade ube halaya, signature pastillas custard, and whipped ube cream topping (Php480 for a 6-inch tin can). If you prefer your cake simply refrigerated, your best bet should be the Ube Pastillas Cream Cake, which is a chilled cake with the same ube chiffon cake base, layered with homemade ube halaya, pastillas mousseline, another layer of the cake, and ube whipped cream frosting (Php680 for a 6-inch round cake and Php880 for an 8-inch round cake). Order through FB and IG @consuelosartisancakes.
NAUTILUS by Midnight Bakers. A huge swirling bread that is shaped like the nautilus shell, this Nautilus is stuffed with not just the usual combination of either ube and cheese or ube and Macapuno but the three of them together—ube, cheese, and Macapuno. Midnight Bakers, a cloud kitchen, sells it for Php495. Orders may be placed via 0917-6267211 or utak.io.
UBE GINATAANG HALO-HALO by MinatamisPH. It is classic bilo-bilo, a sweet, rich and decadent dessert with glutinous rice balls, Langka (jackfruit), sago, saging na saba, ube, and coconut cream in a tub. Available at Php330 per tub, it is one of the fastest-moving kakanins/native delicacies on the MinatamisPH menu. To order, visit www.minatamis.com.
UBE CHEESE PANDESAL by The French Baker. Of all the Ube Cheese Pandesals available these days, The French Baker’s pack of 6 is definitely one of the best. It has set the standard for other commercial bakers to follow with its six big and heavy Ube Cheese Pandesals that sell for Php210 per pack. Each soft and moist pandesal is loaded with cheese and ube halaya, weighing a total of 66 grams per piece. It is available in all The French Baker stores.
