holiday sweet potato cake
I have never made a sweet potato cake before. This cake reminded me a lot of carrot cake, but had a different taste all of it's own. I will definitely make it again. The dried cranberries were delicious in it and made the cake a festive part on the top.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
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yield
10-12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground
- 2 cups shredded peeled sweet potato (1 large)
- 3/4 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 8 ounces can of crushed pineapple, undrained
- 3 - eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 package 8 ounces of softened cream cheese
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped coarsley
How To Make holiday sweet potato cake
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Step 1Heat oven to 350F. Grease bottom of 2 9 inch round pans or a 13x9 inch pan. Spray lightly with cooking spray.
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Step 2Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt & cinnamon in large bowl. Add sweet potatoes, oil, vanilla extract,eggs & pineapple with juice. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into pans.
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Step 3Bake 25-35 for round cakes and 40-45 for 13/9 pan or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack completely, about 1 hr.
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Step 4CREAM CHEESE FROSTING-BEAT ALL INGREDIENTS IN MEDIUM BOWL WITH AN ELECTRIC MIXER ON MEDIUM SPEED UNTIL SMOOTH. SPREAD ON COOL CAKES.
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