sweet potato cake

Name: Sweet Potato Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Ingredients: - 1 c butter,softened; - 2 c sugar; - 2 1/2 c mashed,cooked sweet potatoes; - 4 eggs; - 3 c sifted all purpose flour; - 1/4 t salt; - 2 t baking soda; - 1 t ground cinnamon; - 1/2 t ground nutmeg; - 1 t vanilla; - 1 t orange extract; - 1 c confectioners sugar; - 4 1/2 t fresh orange juice; - 1/2 t grated lemon rind; - 1/2 t grated orange rind

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M G

Anytown, CA

Updated on Jun 24, 2011

This is one of my family's favorite cake. I made it after having extra sweet potatoes after making pies.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 1 Hr 15 Min

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Ingredients

1 c butter,softened
2 c sugar
2 1/2 c mashed,cooked sweet potatoes
4 eggs
3 c sifted all purpose flour
1/4 t salt
2 t baking soda
1 t ground cinnamon
1/2 t ground nutmeg
1 t vanilla
1 t orange extract
1 c confectioners sugar
4 1/2 t fresh orange juice
1/2 t grated lemon rind
1/2 t grated orange rind

How To Make sweet potato cake

Step 1

Throughly cream butter and sugar;add sweet potatoes and beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift dry ingredients;gradually add to creamed mixture. Blend in vanilla and orange extract. Pour into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake 350 deg. for 1 hour 15 mins, or until done. Cool. Remove from pan. While still hot,drizzle with glaze. Glaze:Combine remaining ingredients Mix well.
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