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sweet potato cake

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Bryson Hatfield
@BestBaker90
Sophia, NC

This is a very delicious, fall like cake. Very moist and the coconut icing really gives it texture and flavor..... Yum!

(1 rating)

Ingredients For sweet potato cake

  • 1-1/2 c
    cooking oil
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 4 lg
    eggs, separated
  • 2-1/2 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 3 Tbsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 4 Tbsp
    hot water
  • 1-1/2 c
    sweet potatoes, raw and grated
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla flavoring

How To Make sweet potato cake

  • 1
    Combine oil and sugar and beat until smooth. Add egg yolks and beat well. Add hot water, then dry ingredients, which have been sifted together. Stir in potatoes, pecans and vanilla. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into mixture.
  • 2
    Bake in 3 greased and floured 8 inch cake pans for 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool and frost.
  • 3
    Combined 1 large can EVAPORATED milk, 3 egg yolks, 1 cup sugar and 1 stick margarine in saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, about 12 minutes, or until thick. Remove from heat and add 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring and 1-1/3 cups flaked coconut. Beat until cool with mixer and spread between layers and top of cake.
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