Ube Layer Cake with Ube Mousse and Cream

Ube Layer Cake with Ube Mousse and Cream Recipe 😋 💕

Ingredients:

For Ube Sponge Cake:

- 2 cups all-purpose flour

- 1 1/2 cups sugar

- 1 cup ube halaya (purple yam jam)

- 1 cup milk + 2 tsp ube extract

- 3 eggs

- 1/2 cup melted butter

- 1 tbsp baking powder

- Pinch salt

For Fillings:

- 2 cups ube mousse (whipped cream + ube extract + condensed milk)

- 1 1/2 cups vanilla whipped cream with small ube cubes

- 1 cup glossy ube mirror glaze (white chocolate + ube extract + condensed milk + gelatin)

- White chocolate drizzle and ube chips for topping

Instructions:

                  Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease rectangular baking pan with butter and line with parchment paper.

                   In a mixing bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.

                    In another bowl, beat eggs and sugar, then add ube halaya, milk with ube extract, and melted butter. Mix well.

                   Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until smooth batter.

                     Pour batter into greased pan. Bake 25-30 mins until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely, then slice into 3 thin layers.

Assemble:

                    Place first ube layer on white rectangular plate. Spread vanilla whipped cream with small ube cubes.

                   Add second ube layer on top. Spread thick ube mousse evenly.

                   Add third ube layer on top. Pour glossy ube mirror glaze over whole cake, let it drip on sides until super shiny and glossy. Chill in the fridge for 2 hours to set.

Decorate:

                   Drizzle white chocolate lines and sprinkle ube chips and ube crumbles on top.

         Slice, Serve and Enjoy 😋💕🙂