Sweet potato cake. In a large bowl, beat the sugar, potatoes, shortening, water and egg. Combine dry ingredients; add to potato mixture and mix well. Adjust the position of the rack to the center of the oven.
This cake could pass as a soft sweet potato loaf depending on what you bake it in.
I used the cake flour as recommended by other reviewers..
In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, spices and salt; gradually beat into egg mixture.
You can cook Sweet potato cake using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Sweet potato cake
- It's 4 of medium sweet potato.
- Prepare 11/2 cup of flour.
- It's 1-2 tbsp of sugar.
- It's 1 of / tsp baking powder.
- Prepare Pinch of salt.
- Prepare of Water.
- It's of Cake cutters.
This cake is versatile enough to bake during the fall season and all year round. In case you haven't had the chance to try a sweet potato cake, we'll give you our two cents—the taste is similar to a carrot cake, but much more decadent. The cake embraces a mixture of spices that include cinnamon, nutmeg, and ground cloves. In large bowl, beat all cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until blended.
Sweet potato cake instructions
- Peel the back of the potatoes,wash and cut in small chucks.
- Transfer it on pot,add pinch of salt and boil,until soft but don't over cook.
- Drain n transfer it on clean bowl,allow it to cool and mash very well to ensure the is no lump.
- Add flower,sugar and baking powder.mixed until u get stif dough and allow it rest for 5min.
- Dust ur tray,cutters and roller.Roll it,and use cutter to cut it in desire shapes.
- Heat oil on pan and fry it until u get brownish colour.
- Serve n chill.u can serve with coffee or sauce.
Once cooled, peel and puree sweet potatoes in a food processor or powerful blender. A few Sweet Potato Cake recipe notes: I've made this cake with and without freezing the cake layers. It is delicious either way but I do think freezing the cake layers (separately) creates a lovely dense and more moist cake. In a large bowl, beat oil and sugar. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.