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Ube Cream Cheese Cupcakes

Ingredients
  

Cupcake Batter

  • 1 ¾ cup (210g) all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 15 ounces rehydrated ube powder (or ube puree)
  • ½ cup (106g) brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon ube extract

Cream Cheese Swirl

  • 8 ounces cream chees
  • ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375° F.
  • In a medium bowl, mix together ube puree (rehydrated ube powder)oil, and eggs, Then add sugar and brown sugar and mix again. Then mix in floursalt, and baking soda. Finally, mix in the ube extract.
  • In a separate bowl, make the cream cheese swirl by beating cream cheese until smooth. Add in sugaregg yolk, and vanilla extract and mix until fully combined.
  • In a muffin tin lined with cupcake papers, pour in the cupcake batter. Then top each with cream cheese swirl. I used a piping bag to control the design but the original recipe recommends you can use a toothpick to create a swirl pattern
  • Bake for 18-20 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and let cool. Enjoy!