Sweet Potato Pound Cake Recipe

Name: Sweet Potato Pound Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 14 lbs garnet yams (1 C puree); ¾ cup butter, at room temperature; 1 ¼ cups sugar; 3 large eggs; 1 tablespoon orange zest; 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla; 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour; 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder; ¼ teaspoon mace; ¼ teaspoon salt

Servings: persons

1 14 lbs garnet yams (1 C puree)
¾ cup butter, at room temperature
1 ¼ cups sugar
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon mace
¼ teaspoon salt

1
Prick sweet potatoes several times with a sharp knife.
2
Place on a baking sheet and bake in a 375 oven until very soft when pierced, about 35-40 minutes.
3
When cool enough to handle, peel sweet potatoes and whirl in a blender or food processor until smooth.
4
You will need 1 C puree.
5
In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until well blended.
6
Add eggs one at a time, beating to blend after each addition.
7
Beat in 1 C sweet potato puree, the orange peel, and the vanilla.
8
In another bowl.
9
mix flour with baking powder, mace and salt.
10
Add the flour mixture to the batter; mix on low speed to incorporate dry ingredients, then beat at medium speed until well blended.
11
Scrape batter into a buttered 4 1/2 by 8 1/2 inch loaf pan.
12
Bake in a 350 oven until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean or about 1 hour.
13
Cool in pan on a rack about 15 minutes.
14
Invert pan onto a serving plate and cool completely, about an hour.

854

kcal

Calories

Fat

105

Carbs

Protein

Fat Carbs Protein

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 10 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 14 lbs garnet yams (1 C puree), ¾ cup butter, at room temperature, 1 ¼ cups sugar, 3 large eggs, and more.

Yes, Sweet Potato Pound Cake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Sweet Potato Pound Cake

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