7 MILE HOUSE 2026
6th annual ube bake off
Ube Bake Off Week: Sept. 30 - Oct. 5
Ava Marie’s Ube Cannoli
A former Ube Bake Off Champ is back! 👑💜
Ava Marie won the Ube Bake Off in 2019 with her Ube Flan, and this year she’s switching things up with an Ube Cannoli with Hershey’s Chocolate.
Her Italian-inspired creation is a nod to the Italian community of South San Francisco, where she lives, while bringing a Filipino favorite into the mix.
Ava has been cooking since she was 13 and has been part of the 7 Mile House community for years. She’s competed, cooked, blogged and shared her love of the kitchen with us in so many ways.
Rosalie’s Gluten-Free Ube Cheesecake
Rosalie is bringing her gluten-free White Chocolate Ube Cheesecake “Ubelicious” to this year’s Ube Bake Off! 💜
Her cheesecake combines ube and white chocolate with toasted coconut, then gets finished with ube sauce and ube ganache.
And yes, it’s gluten-free! Rosalie also loves customizing her cheesecakes with different flavors and toppings, including coffee crunch.
Based in Concord and located inside Yummy Boba and More, Rosalie started her cheesecake business after years of making desserts for family parties and because her husband is a huge cheesecake fan. Two years later, she’s doing it full time! 🎉
Lalaine Villamor’s Ube Cassava Cupcakes
Lalaine is bringing her Ube Cassava Cupcakes to the 2026 Ube Bake Off! 💜🧁
Her creation started with a family potluck. The plan was to make cassava cake… until she had the idea “Ooo, let’s make it ube!”
And just like that, the Ube Cassava Cake was born.
Lalaine is known for her savory cooking, including her famous veggie lumpia, with recipes inspired by dishes passed down through her family. She also makes desserts simply because she loves to bake.
In fact, her Rosary Warriors group started asking to order her ube creation before she had even officially entered the Ube Bake Off!
After coming to last year’s competition and having so much fun, Lalaine decided it was finally her turn to compete.
Kathy’s Ube Coffee Crunch Cake
Kathy is bringing her Ube Crunch Cake to this year’s Ube Bake Off! 💜
Her moist ube cake is topped with ube whipped cream frosting and finished with coffee crunch for an extra layer of texture.
And there’s a reason Kathy calls it “coffee crack.” 👀
The secret? The crunch gets added right before you eat it, so you get that perfect crispy texture with every bite.
Kathy is a home baker who loves making all kinds of treats, from carrot cake to sourdough, and she’s bringing that same love of baking to this year’s competition.
How Does The Ube Bake-Off Work?
The Ube Bake Off Competition Sampler 2026
DINE IN in anytime during Ube Bake Off Week: Sept. 30 - Oct. 5. Reservations recommended HERE.
ORDER the Ube Bake-Off Sampler $14 (DINE IN ONLY)
ENJOY the Ube Bake-Off sampler with 4 competition desserts by our local bakers. Each order comes with 2 ballots
TASTE all the Ube Desserts
VOTE for your favorite
SUBMIT ballots to your server
Winner be announced on Oct. 8 at 7 Mile House and on social media
Our Voters during Ube Bake Off Week 2022
Cristina’s Ube Panna Cotta
What does the winner receive?
The winner is crowned 7 Mile House Ube Bake Off Champ of the year and has the option to sell their ube desserts at 7 Mile! The winner also gets a 7 Mile $100 gift certificate, a feature on our blog and lots of social media exposure, not to mention the win is a great addition to your baking portfolio.
Offering your dessert at a popular local restaurant like 7 Mile House is a great way to put your name out there especially if you are starting a home-based business or are already selling at events and pop-ups! 2021 champ, Aleli Crutchfield, started her personal chef business during the pandemic. Her win at 7 Mile House has greatly contributed to the growth of her small business!
Why an Ube Bake Off?
Far from the obscure purple sweet yam it used to be, ube (read: ooh-bay) is having a moment in pop culture. Thanks in part to its IG-worthy hue, ube-flavored drinks, desserts and snacks have flooded timelines and taste buds simultaneously.
We’re big fans of ube here at 7 Mile House. In 2016, “7 Mile Mom” and pastry chef, Cleopatra Garcia, added this delicious offering to our dessert menu: ube cheesecake, even before ube got popular. Since then, it’s become wildly popular so why not hold a competition?
How do I get more information about the competition? How do I join the Ube Bake-Off 2027?
Click HERE for info and to fill out nomination form!
Who Are The Past Ube Bake-Off Champions?
2025 UBE BAKE OFF WINNER JULIANNE ZUNIGA
Julianne’s winning entry, the Ube Leche Flan (@loulouslecheflan) started her small business in 2025, naming it after her mom, Mary Lou, who passed down the original leche flan recipe. Her twist? Adding ube for a creamy, nostalgic take on a Filipino classic — it’s so good, it’s the only dessert on her menu.
2024 UBE BAKE OFF WINNER Sebastian Treausch
Sebastian’s Ube Pudding Pie boasted a coconut crust filled with rich ube pudding, topped with swirls of ube and coconut whipped cream, and finished with toasted coconut shavings for an extra crunch!
2022 UBE BAKE OFF WINNER
Grace Gascon and her Mo' Ube Mochi Bars
Ube butter mochi that sits on Graham cracker crust, drizzled w/ white chocolate Ube ganache & Ube polvorone crumbles.
Grace started her small biz during the pandemic and sells at pop ups EVERY WEEKEND while working her day job during the week. 7 Mile House also has her mochi bars on the catering menu and is a big seller! She dreams of leaving the corporate world and baking full time. Let's help her make this happen!
2021 UBE BAKE OFF CHAMPION Aleli Crutchfield and her Ube Tres Leches
Aleli is a personal chef and a health inspector for City of San Carlos. Her viral Ube Tres Leches has been on the menu at 7 Mile for three years and counting. 7 Mile also uses her home made ube syrups for several of our popular drinks such as the Ube-B-Boba and the Ube Espresso Martini. Contact her on Instagram @theperfectsubo.co to order her Ube Tres Leches Cake!
2019 UBE BAKE OFF CHAMPION
Ava Marie Romero and her Ube Madeleines
Born with autism, nothing stops Ava from competing in national cooking events and talking about her love for the kitchen. Ava Marie Romero, a food blogger and competition cook, won the very first Ube Bake Off in 2019 with her Ube Madeleines. Ava has also competed in our Adobo Cookoff for a Cause, and her connection to 7 Mile House helped bring us onto "Check Please, Bay Area." Check out Ava’s cooking adventures and follow her on IG! @chefavamarie1989