Sweet Potato Pound Cake

A light-tasting, fine-textured cake. Excellent for the holiday season.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 409 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup butter, softened
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons grated orange zest
• 2 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
• 5 teaspoons orange juice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan. Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. Set aside.

Step 2

In large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add mashed sweet potatoes and vanilla. Beat until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time (the batter will look curdled). Add flour mixture to potato mixture. Beat on low until combined.

Step 3

Pour batter into 10 inch tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Cool cake for 20 minutes in the pan, then invert onto serving plate.

Step 4

To make the glaze: in a small bowl, combine confectioners sugar with 3 to 5 teaspoons orange juice to achieve drizzling consistency. Spoon over warm cake and sprinkle with orange zest if desired.