7 MILE HOUSE 2025
5th annual ube bake off
Oct. 17-22, 2025
7 Mile House is excited to host the 5th Annual Ube Bake Off in celebration of Filipino American History Month this October! We can’t wait to see what this year’s contestants serve up as their signature ube desserts with the winner crowned by YOU!
Do you or a friend have THE killer purple ube dessert?
Key 2025 Dates:
NOW: Open for nominations
Sept. 17: Nominations end at 11:59pm
Sept. 18: Submit dessert samples on or before this date
Sept. 19 - 4: Finalists Announced
Oct. 17 - 22: Ube Bake Off Week
Oct. 23, 2025: Ube Bake Off Champion Announced
How do I join the Ube Bake Off 2025?
Fill out THIS FORM and we will contact you or your nominee ASAP
How Does It Work?
Dine in anytime from during Ube Bake Off Week. Reservations recommended HERE.
Order the Ube Bake Off Sampler (DINE IN ONLY)
You will be served the Ube Bake Off sampler with 4 competition desserts by our local bakers. Each order comes with 2 ballots.
Taste all the Ube Desserts and vote for your favorite.
Submit ballots to your server.
Winner will be announced on Oct. 23 at 7 Mile House and on Instagram Live
Winner gets to sell their Ube dessert at 7 Mile House!
Ube Tres Leches made by 2021 Champ Aleli Crutchfield
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 in October and/or November! 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?
Who were the past Ube Bake Off Champions?
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!
Check out her small biz here and follow her on IG! @the.purplemix
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 Flan
Ava is a food blogger and competition cook. Born with autism, nothing stops Ava from competing in national cooking events and talking about her love for the kitchen. Ava was instrumental in featuring 7 Mile House on "Check Please, Bay Area" and has joined our Adobo Cookoff competitions at 7 Mile House. Check out Ava’s cooking adventures and follow her on IG! @chefavamarie1989