Purple Sweet Potato Cupcakes
Despite its name, the sweet potato really doesn’t belong to the same family as the potato, not even close. Potatoes are tubers, sweet potato are roots.ย In some places, the darker colored sweet potatoes have been mistakenly called yams. Yams are often whitish to purplish color. They have a distinct earthy taste, hardy texture and are hardly sweet.ย There are many varieties of sweet potatoes with flesh ranging from white, yellow, orange and purple.
Sweet potatoes are excellent sources of plain proteins with very low calories. Unlike other starchy root vegetables, it is very low in sugar, and in fact is a good sugar regulator.
Read more about sweet potatoes Health Benefits from here
I bought these purple sweet potatoes at $2.50 for 1kg from the market few days ago and was told this was imported from Vietnam. I didn’t realized the flesh was also purple in color after steaming. Hehee.. this is my favorite color and I used 200g of sweet potato to bake it into cupcakes.
Sweet potatoes are high in fibre and also fat free
Mmm…these sweet potato cupcakes were so fragrant, moist and tender 
because of the nice color, I had also put these in my bento box
Ingredients:
- 120g Butter
- 140g All purpose flour (plain flour)
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 80g Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 2 Eggs
- 120g Fresh milk or whipping cream
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 200g Sweet potatoes (steamed for about 10-15 mins and mashed)
Method:
- Beat butter and sugar until creamy.
- Add eggs one at a time. Beat well after each addition and add in (about 60g or half )whipping cream and vanilla extract, mix well.
- Then pour in the mashed sweet potatoes in it, mix well at low speed.
- Lastly add in whipping cream and flour alternately until all has been used up.
- Spoon batter into paper cases and bake at 180C for 20-25 mins.
- Best to serve warm.
- Keep the balance sweet potato cupcakes in fridge
- Wrap (loosely) the sweet potato cupcakes in aluminium foil and reheat in toaster oven for 10 mins at 200C before consume.
Enjoy!
They look so incredible. I am definitely going to look around for those wonderful purple, sweet potatoes now, just so I can make them! anyway thanx for all this.
Thank Jennifer. So glad that you liked this ;D
Very yummy! Lots of compliments when I took to a work potluck. These are grown-up cupcakes.
Hello Jilian, Jean, Christy: Thank you for your sweet comments.
The colour looks super sexy too!
Samantha: Thank you!
Kristen: This purple sweet potato was imported from Japan or Vietnam. We can still find lighter color that is from Malaysia.
Victoria: Wonder you're using potato or sweet potato ๐
I think that purple cup cakes are taste good. I might try to bake some for my friend. Thank you for sharing this recipe and I'm looking forward to read a new post ๐
A friend brought this to a potluck after finding it when searching the web for "unusual potato salad". This really is unique and very tasty!
your blog is up in another language, tried to select english at the "google translate" but there's no English listed…
Wow nice idea to use sweet potato in cupcakes likes pumpkins…the recipe looks yumm yumm!!!
great info on potatoes and wow this look awesome
i am in awe bravissimo !! Pierre
Lynn: Thank you!
Diane: You're welcome ๐
Jane: Thanks for visiting.
Katie: Thanks.
Kayla: Yes, we polished these up in two days.
I love anything made out of sweet potatoes. The purple sweet potato here is very expensive. Is about $1.99 a pound. I love the nice pastel purple of you cupcakes. I baked once with it but my cake turn out green.
oo… this is interesting. I have this steamed potatoes yest too. I love sweet potatoes.
This is what I’ve been looking for to try. But may I know how to make the cream for its toppings?
Hi Xanne, I’m not sure what type of cream you want but you can just whip up some non-diary cream and pipe it on top of the cake.
What about a swiss meringue buttercream with yam?
You can definitely add any cream topping you like.
Hi !
I am wanting to make these cup cakes for a Wedding Shower . How long in the Freezer with this purple sweet potato in it last after I cook them ? . Im Trying to make this ahead . Or can they even be frozen and taste good?
Hi Etta,
I’ve not tried to put this sweet potato small cake in the freezer before. Better that you bake a small portion of the recipe and place inside freezer and see whether the texture still stay good after thawing.
how much is 120g of milk if measured in cups I want ti make sure I have all the precise measurements
Hi, Is slightly more than half a cup of milk.
Hello! I tried baking these today but I do not know when to add in the baking soda. But I still added in together with the flour. My cupcake turn out purple but with blue greenish spot. Hahaha.
Hi Pei Yang,
Yes, always add the flour together with the baking powder and sift. Two of readers also told me that when they baked these cupcakes with purple sweet potato, the cake turned greenish too. I really don't understand why… might due to some chemical reaction lol..
Awesome…really looks presentable and taste very good too.
Thank Jennifer. So glad that you liked this ;D
A friend brought this to a potluck after finding it when searching the web for "unusual potato salad". This really is unique and very tasty!
Hello Jilian, Jean, Christy: Thank you for your sweet comments.
They look so incredible. I am definitely going to look around for those wonderful purple, sweet potatoes now, just so I can make them! anyway thanx for all this.
Very yummy! Lots of compliments when I took to a work potluck. These are grown-up cupcakes.
While in Hawaii last month I had one of the most delicious foods… PURPLE Sweet Potato…I am on a mission to find them in Central California..does anyone know where they may be found? AND what the Proper Name for them is…so I can be as informed as possible when inquiring about them…
Lynn: Thank you!
Diane: You're welcome ๐
Jane: Thanks for visiting.
Katie: Thanks.
Kayla: Yes, we polished these up in two days.
These potatoes cupcakes were fun to make. Recommend eating up this yummy treat within a day or two. They do not hold up well for too long.
That was very cute cupcakes. Even in the picture, it looks really yummy..I'm sure I would love it. Great post!
I've always thought potatoes and sweet potatoes belong to the same family. However, I've never heard or seen purple potatoes, they look amazing!. thanx for posting.
These are great! I've never thought of using a blender. Thank you for this excellent idea!!!
I think that purple cup cakes are taste good. I might try to bake some for my friend. Thank you for sharing this recipe and I'm looking forward to read a new post ๐
Samantha: Thank you!
Kristen: This purple sweet potato was imported from Japan or Vietnam. We can still find lighter color that is from Malaysia.
Victoria: Wonder you're using potato or sweet potato ๐
I love this recipe!! I just sautรฉ the onions in olive oil before adding them to the potatoes, then I lay out the potatoes in a baking dish and bake in the oven (325ยฐ for about 45 min.) Just GREAT!!!
I'm instantly hungry ๐ Love those purple types. My parents used to plant them when we were young. I just love the colour. If I go to Singapore, I want to eat these…haha, thanx for sharing.
Hi Samantha, Thank you for visiting. You mean chiffon cake with sweet potato in it? I must take a look.
Michell: Thank you for your nice comments.
these cupcakes deliver an unexpected, flavorful burst of Stokes Purple Sweet Potato Butter, that fills the inside of the Fluffy White Fairy Cupcakes.
Well, I had tried to bake a Murasaki Imo Chiffon cake before but the colour did not come out as pretty as your cupcakes. keep it up.
Hi Kara, Thank you for visiting and your nice comments.
This is so beautiful! I love this shade of purple. I also love purple sweet potatoes. I never thought of making it into a cake before. Iโm definitely going to have to try out this recipe. Love pretty colored foods!
Thanks Megan for your compliments.
I love purple sweet potato! Thank you for sharing the recipe! I keep wondering how you make the nice purple cupcake in your precious post, thanx for sharing.
Ingrid: Next time when you're in Asia, must try sweet potatatoes, there are also yellow color too. Just steam it and you'll know how good are these.
A purple sweet potato? I don't think I've seen one. Would love to try one of your cupcakes.
~ingrid
Eleni: Thank you ๐
Thanks Parita.
Love the color! Awesome cupcakes ๐
This is different…
Lori: Thank you I think most girls love purple color.
Mimi, Mr Pineapple Man: Thank you ๐
color is beautiful!
I just love the color and I do love sweet potatoes too.
Mimi