sweet potato streusel cake

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
L D
Anytown, CA

I used to make this cake alot to take to work,everyone enjoyed it. Sometimes it's hard to find canned sweet potato,I usually bake sweet potatoes,mash with sugar and nutmeg to taste,and a bit of canned milk to smooth out and thin.

(2 ratings)

Ingredients For sweet potato streusel cake

  • 1 1/2 c firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 c flour
  • 1/2 c oatmeal
  • 1/4 t. nutmeg
  • 2 t. cinnamon
  • 3/4 c butter,divided
  • 1 1/2 c chopped pecans
  • 1 pkg butter or yellow cake mix
  • 1/4 t. nutmeg
  • 1/4 t. cinnamon
  • 3 eggs,lightly beaten
  • 1 can (15 oz) sweet potato
  • powdered sugar

How To Make sweet potato streusel cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 12-cup fluted tube pan with baking spray; set aside. Combine brown sugar, flour,oatmeal,nutmeg and cinnamon in small bowl. Cut in 1/2 cup of the butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in pecans; set aside. Beat the remaining 1/4 cup butter, dry cake mix and spices in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add sweet potato; beat 3 minutes, or until well blended. Sprinkle 1/3 of the brown sugar mixture onto bottom of prepared pan; cover with 1/3 of the batter, spreading to form even layer in pan. Repeat layers 2 more times. Bake 45 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar.

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