Sweet Potato Pecan Coconut Cake
By
Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter
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This cake is so moist and tender it almost melts in your mouth.
This is a single layer cake that I came across awhile back that was posted by Kelly in Evil Shenanigans. Check out her blog:
evilshenanigans,com--
★★★★★ 4 votes5
Ingredients
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CAKE:
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3/4 clight brown sugar, packed
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2/3 cvegetable oil
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3/4 csweet potato puree(one med. peeled,steamed,pureed)
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1 largeegg
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2 tspvanilla extract
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1 1/4 call purpose flour
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1/2 tspground cinnamon
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1/4 tspallspice, ground
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1 tspbaking powder
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1/4 tspbaking soda
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1/4 tspsalt
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1/3 cbuttermilk
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1 csweetened shredded coconut
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1/2 cchopped pecans
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GLAZE:
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2 Tbspbutter, melted
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1 cpowdered sugar
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1 Tbspbourbon or rum or water
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1/2 tspbourbon vanilla extract
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2 to 4 Tbspheavy cream, as needed
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1/2 ctoasted coconut, or not toasted
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1/4 ctoasted chopped pecans, or not toasted