Ube Purple Yam Cream Cake

Ingredients

• *extra lard and extra all-purpose flour for greasing and dusting prepared pans
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3/4 cup *Lard
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup skinned, cooked and mashed purple yams
• 1 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 4 teaspoons purple food coloring or ube extract flavoring
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 8-ounce container mascarpone cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup *Lard, softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2/3 cup *Lard
• 1/3 cup ube jam or blueberry jam
• 3 to 4 teaspoons purple food coloring or ube extract flavoring
• 4 to 5 cups powdered sugar
• white sugared snowflakes or pearl shapes, for cake toppings
• purple colored decorated sugar crystals
• 2 star tipped large size pipping bags