Ube Buttercream
The best easy purple ube buttercream frosting made using ube extract!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Total Time15 minutes mins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Fusion
Diet: Gluten Free, Low Salt, Vegetarian
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 229kcal
Beat the butter (either by hand, using an electric mixer or stand mixer) until pale, light and fluffy. This could take several minutes.
Sieve half of the icing sugar into the butter and beat until combined, then repeat this with the remaining half of icing sugar.
Add in the ube extract, milk and salt (if using) mixing until only just smooth.
Serving size:
- This recipe makes enough frosting for roughly 12-14 cupcakes, or to frost a single-layer 8-inch cake.
- Scale up the recipe by ½ to fill and frost a 2-layer, 8-inch cake generously
Storage: Keep ube frosting in an airtight container in the fridge. It should keep for up to 4 days.
Freezing: You can freeze your ube frosting in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Defrost and re-beat before use.
Top tips:
- Use softened room temperature butter for ease of mixing.
- For creamy frosting, beat your butter until it’s pale, light and fluffy first. This could take several minutes with an electric mixer.
Substitutions:
- You can swap the coconut milk for coconut cream or another type of milk or for coconut cream for more flavour and creamier texture.
Calories: 229kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 27mg | Potassium: 7mg | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 364IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.1mg