✅ Step-by-step instructions
Find the full list of ingredients and detailed instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post. But for those of you visual cooks out there, here are step-by-step photos that you can refer to, to help you bake the best ube bars ever!
Start by preheating the oven to 350°F.
Line an 8″x8″ square pan with parchment paper, lining the bottom of the pan and up the sides. Set aside.
- In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter until smooth. Note: if you don’t have a stand mixer, you can also use a large mixing bowl and a hand mixer.
- Add the sugar and cream together.
- Beat in the egg, vanilla, and milk.
4. In a separate large bowl (or medium bowl), combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix just until the ingredients are all incorporated. The batter will be slightly thick.
6. Press batter into the bottom of the prepared pan.
7. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. Allow the cake to cool in the pan at room temperature.
8. While the cake is cooling, heat up the ube condensed milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Allow it to thicken slightly to create an ube syrup.
9. Once the cake is completely cooled, slice into 10 even bars. Pour the ube condensed milk into one shallow bowl, and the shredded coconut into another shallow bowl.
10. Use one hand to carefully dip a sliced bar into the ube condensed milk, coating all sides.
11. Place the coated bar into the shallow bowl with the shredded coconut, and use your other, clean hand to toss coconut onto the bar to coat all sides. Or roll the bar very carefully in the coconut.
Set the ube bar onto a plate, then repeat with the remaining bars.