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sweet potato cake

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Deb Sawyer
@cheezcake1225
Waxhaw, NC

You will need a tube pan for this recipe. This cake is very dense and has spices generally used for fall/winter foods so I usually make this around the holidays. Everyone enjoys this cake; it disappears quickly!If you prefer an iced cake, try it with a caramel icing!

(1 rating)
yield 16 serving(s)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For sweet potato cake

  • 1 c
    butter, softened
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 4 lg
    eggs
  • 3 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 c
    walnuts, chopped
  • 2 c
    sweet potatoes, mashed
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 tsp
    allspice
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 3/4 c
    buttermilk

How To Make sweet potato cake

  • 1
    Cream butter and sugar well.
  • 2
    Beat in eggs; one at a time.
  • 3
    Add sweet potatoes, vanilla and spices to the creamed mixture and beat well.
  • 4
    Incorporate salt, soda and baking powder into flour. Alternate adding buttermilk and flour into the creamed mixture. Begin and end with flour.Beat well.
  • 5
    Add nuts and mix well.
  • 6
    Pour into a large tube pan that has been greased and floured, Bake at 350* oven for 1hr.Cool in pan 10-15mins. then turn out onto serving piece.
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