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Ube crunch cake close up with whipped cream

Ube Crunch Cake

This ube crunch cake takes inspiration from the pumpkin crunch cake. It has a creamy filling in the middle and a crunchy, nutty, buttery crust.
4.87 from 15 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Filipino, Fusion, Hawaii Local
Servings 12 slices
Calories 485 kcal
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Ingredients
 
 

Filling

  • 400 grams ube halaya
  • 240 grams heavy cream
  • 115 grams coconut milk from can
  • 1 teaspoon ube extract or more for preference
  • 100 grams sugar less or more depending on how ube halaya sweetness
  • 3 eggs

Crust on Top

  • 150 grams chopped nuts options: walnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, hazelnuts
  • 432 grams cake mix (1 box)
  • 225 grams melted butter

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F)
  • In a bowl, add ube halaya, eggs, sugar, heavy cream, ube extract, and coconut milk. Mix until smooth.
    Ube crunch cake ingredients in a glass bowl
  • Pour into a buttered and lined 23x33cm (9x13 inch) baking dish.
    Mixed ube crunch cake batter in a lined baking dish
  • Gently sprinkle the cake mix on top of the filling and then drizzle with the melted butter.
    Dry cake mix on top of raw ube crunch cake batter in baking dish
  • Add the nuts, making sure that the cake mix doesn't sink into the filling. Slowly and gently place into the preheated oven and bake for 60 mins.
    Melted butter with chopped nuts on top of dry cake mix in glass baking dish
  • Once baked, remove from the oven and let it cool completely.
    Baked ube crunch cake in baking dish
  • Flip upside down and release from the baking dish. Top with whipped cream (optional) before serving
    Upside ube crunch cake

Nutrition

Calories: 485kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 6gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 104mgSodium: 393mgPotassium: 137mgFiber: 1gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 824IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 117mgIron: 2mg
Disclaimer: Nutritional values were calculated with the Spoonacular Food API and should be used for informational purposes only.
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