Sweet potato pound cake

Sweet potato pound cake

Ingredients/Components

• butter, softened - 1 c
• sugar - 2 c
• cinnamon - 1 tsp
• eggs - 4 item
• vanilla - 1 tsp
• salt - 1/4 tsp
• chopped nuts - 1/2 c
• flour - 3 c
• nutmeg - 1/2 tsp
• flaked coconut - 1/2 c
• baking powder - 2 tsp
• baking soda - 1 tsp
• cooked mashed sweet potatoes

How to make sweet potato pound cake:

Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beat well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one. Add sweet potatoes, beat well. Combine flour, baking powder, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; gradually add to sweet potato mixture, beating well after each addition. Batter will be stiff. Stir in vanilla, coconut and pecans. Spoon batter into a well-greased 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool 15 minutes. Remove from pan. Let cool completely.

May be glazed or frosted with lemon or orange flavored topping.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Cakes, Weeknight.