Sweet Potato Cake
By
Cecelia Anderson
@ceander
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Ingredients
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1 1/4 lbsweet potatoes (about 2 large)
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2 cself rising flour
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1/2 tspground ginger
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1/2 tspground nutmeg
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1/2 tspground cinnamon
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2 csugar
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1 ccanola oil
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4large eggs
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2/3 csweetened condensed milk
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1 tspvanilla extract
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1 cshredded sweetened coconut
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1 cchopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
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CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
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18 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
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13 oz pkg. cream cheese, softened
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1 lb(about 4 cups) confectioners' sugar, sifted
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1 tspvanilla extract
How to Make Sweet Potato Cake
- Cool on wire racks for 5 minutes, remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks.
- Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spread with 1/2 cup icing, and top with other cake layer. Spread remaining icing over top and sides of cake.
Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows) - Beat cream cheese in large bowl at medium speed until fluffy; gradually add sugar.
- Add vanilla; beat until smooth.