Surprising
Sweet Potato
Cake
The sweet potato cake recipe
combines ingredients like butter, sugar, eggs, ground ginger, ground
cinnamon, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, raisins, and of
course, sweet potatoes.
The recipe is simple with just a few steps.
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 1
hour and 10 minutes
Ingredients:
2 1/4
cups (all-purpose) flour
3
teaspoons baking powder
1
teaspoon baking soda
1/2
teaspoon salt
1
teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2
teaspoon ground ginger
3
(medium) sweet potatoes
1/2
cup sugar
3/4
cup brown sugar
3
eggs
1/2
cup butter
1/2
cup raisins (chopped)
- First, rinse sweet potatoes, peel, and cut into
small cubes. Place potatoes into a deep pot, cover with water, and
bring to a boil for about 30 to 35 minutes or until tender.
-
When sweet potatoes are ready, drain and mash.
- Then, preheat oven to
350° F and then grease 2 (9 inch) round baking pans.
- Now, in a bowl, flour, baking powder, baking
soda, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, salt.
- In a separate large bowl, mix the mashed sweet
potatoes, brown sugar, white sugar, and chopped raisins.
- Next, add one egg at a time to the mashed sweet
potatoes mixture and beat a little. Add the second egg and egg again.
Now, add the third egg and butter and mix.
- Add the flour mixture to the large bowl and mix
all the ingredients.
- Finally, place the cake mixture into greased,
round baking pans and bake for about 35 minutes. There is a trick to
know if the cake is ready : insert a knife in the center of the cake;
if it comes out clean, then it is ready. If not, leave it for a couple
of minutes and then check again until it comes out clean.
- Frost with your favorite icing.
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