sweet potato cake

(1 RATING)
39 Pinches
Nixa, MO
Updated on Nov 30, 2011

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

prep time 25 Min
cook time 35 Min
method ---
yield 16 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour & sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda & salt
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 4 - eggs
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
  • - pineapple filling
  • - cream cheese frosting

How To Make sweet potato cake

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350. Spray 3 9x1 1/2 inch round baking pans with no stick spray; set aside.
  • Step 2
    Stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda & salt; set flour mixture aside.
  • Step 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.
  • Step 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.
  • Step 5
    Spread pineapple filling between cake layers. Frost top and sides of cake with cream cheese frosting. Store in refrigerator.
  • Step 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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