Ube Cake

Ingredients

Batter:

2 cups all purpose flour

3 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

7 large egg whites

¼ tsp cream of tartar

7 large egg yolks

1 ½ cups sugar

¾ cup water

½ cup canola oil

3 tsp ube flavoring/extract

Ube Cream Cheese Icing:

1 cup whipping cream cold

1 tsp ube flavoring

⅔ cup icing sugar

¼ cup cream cheese, softened

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt and baking powder.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk the egg whites on medium speed until frothy. Add the cream of tartar and continue to whisk until egg whites form firm peaks that hold its shape when the whisk is lifted.
Meanwhile, beat the egg yolks in a bowl until it is slightly thicker. Add the sugar and mix until incorporated. Add water, oil and ube flavoring and mix well.
Add flour mixture gradually and mix until the batter is smooth. Gently fold the egg whites to the yolk batter in three additions until the batter is uniform. Pour batter into a pan. Bake for 60-65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean. Let cool.

Ube Icing:

Whip the cream cheese using a mixer until it is soft and smooth. Set aside.
In a clean bowl of your mixer, add whipping cream and icing sugar. Whip until the cream is wavy and slightly thick. Add the ube extract and continue to whip until firm peaks form. Gently fold cream to the whipped cream cheese. Spread on cake.