ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Cake, cupcakes and your own celebrations. This Alameda Island bakery is not only customizing your goodies, but it's opening a world of colorful ube baking.

Baker and owner of Whisk Cake Creations, Henry Awayan, grew up on Alameda and is using these root vegetables to brighten up your party.

"It's been in my life since growing up, especially when we traveled to the Philippines. It's a purple yam and I think the highlight of the ingredient is the purple hue. It's so vibrant. Taste wise, it's kind of a nutty, earthy, vanilla flavor," said Awayan.

Ube is native to the Philippines and has been making itself known around a lot of kitchens. Deserts are the specialty in Awayan's shop, and he has literally written the book on ube recipes, "The Ube Baking Book."

"I've always

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