A delicious way to turn a vegetable into a decadent dessert, this sweet potato cake features crunchy pecans and a sweet cream cheese icing.

Yield: 12-16 servings



Difficulty Rating: Easy

Nutritional Highlights: Sweet potatoes are loaded with the antioxidant beta-carotene.

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Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1½ cups oil
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 cups sweet potatoes, grated

Icing

  • ½ cup (1 stick) butter
  • 1 cup (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together sugar, eggs and oil. Add remaining ingredients one at a time, adding potatoes last.
  3. Coat 3 round 9-inch baking pans or 1 sheet cake pan with a nonstick spray. Spread batter into pans.
  4. Bake in round pans for 25 minutes or in a sheet cake pan for 35 minutes. Insert a toothpick in the center to determine doneness. Cool in pans before turning out for frosting.
  5. To make the icing, cream together butter and cream cheese. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
  6. Spread on cooled cake, spreading between layers and on sides and top for round layers or over the top and sides of a sheet cake.
Recipe From: Farm Flavor - www.farmflavor.com
http://farmflavor.com/sweet-potato-cake-with-cream-cheese-icing/
 

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  1. Nichi - The Mandatory Mooch says:

    This looks delicious!! Thanks for linking up to Tasty Thursdays at The Mandatory Mooch. I like this post so much that it will be FEATURED this week. The party goes live tonight. Thanks, Nichi
    http://www.mandatorymooch.blogspot.com

  2. Ginger Archie says:

    Some of the best recipes I’ve found.Planning a great Thanksgiving meal.

    • Jessy Yancey says:

      Ginger, thanks for visiting our website – hope your sweet potato cake turns out well!

      Jessy Yancey
      editor
      Farm Flavor

  3. abhinav says:

    very good recipe, i am a part time employee at cake2you.com , definitely going to try this one out.