The Sweet Spot features wonderful ensaymada pastries, slices of cassava cake and several cookie varieties. Maybe most vibrant, though, is the use of ube, a purple yam native to the Philippines.

Ube is a purple tuber native to the Philippines and it's been called a cultural phenomenon. The plant — which is considered a yam or sweet potato — is a natural source of food coloring, and ...

Ube halaya is an easy way to add the ube flavor and bright color to desserts that you’re making at home. You can add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of ube halaya to homemade ice cream mixes, custards, parfaits ...

Fudge isn’t the only thing that can be fudgy. Fudge is certainly a flavor, rich and chocolaty, but it’s also a texture — dense and creamy and fatty, which is why the question of w… ...

In 2005, Corpuz graduated from Le Cordon Bleu in Pasadena as a savory chef. But her journey in pastry began when she started working at Patina Group restaurant Cafe Pinot in Downtown Los Angeles ...

In 2005, Corpuz graduated from Le Cordon Bleu in Pasadena as a savory chef. But her journey in pastry began when she started working at Patina Group restaurant Cafe Pinot in Downtown Los Angeles ...