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sweet potato cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Ms Jerry Carrier
Nixa, MO

I took it to a church pot luck & they loved it. A moist cake that's yummy.

(1 rating)
yield 16 serving(s)
prep time 25 Min
cook time 35 Min

Ingredients For sweet potato cake

  • 2 c
    flour & sugar
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda & salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    baking powder
  • 2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 c
    vegetable oil
  • 1 Tbsp
    vanilla extract
  • 4
    eggs
  • 1 c
    chopped pecans
  • 1 1/2 c
    mashed sweet potatoes
  • pineapple filling
  • cream cheese frosting

How To Make sweet potato cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350. Spray 3 9x1 1/2 inch round baking pans with no stick spray; set aside.
  • 2
    Stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda & salt; set flour mixture aside.
  • 3
    In large mixing bowl beat sugar, oil & vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with sweet potatoes, beating well after eac addition. Stir in pecans.
  • 4
    Spoon batter into prepared pans. Bake 35-40 or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans. Cool completely.
  • 5
    Spread pineapple filling between cake layers. Frost top and sides of cake with cream cheese frosting. Store in refrigerator.
  • 6
    Pine apple Filling: In saucepan combine 1 can (20 oz) undrained crushed pineapple(juice pack), 1 cup sugar and 2 tbsps cornstarch. Bring to a boil; boil 2 mins. Cool

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