Ube Cake with Swiss Meringue Buttercream – Cooking For Pinoy Mom

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cup flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup sugar for step 2
• 3/4 cup sugar for step 3
• 7 eggs, yolk and white separated
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 cup grated ube
• 2 to 3 drop ube extract or violet gel paste
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 jar macapuno (coconut strings) for filling and decoration
• 4 egg whites
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 stick unsalted butter softened
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract