Vegan Sweet Potato Cake

This vegan sweet potato cake smells like autumn thanks to cinnamon and cloves and is made entirely with everyday ingredients you probably have in your pantry already.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 336 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon orange juice, or more as needed
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated cane sugar
• 1.75 cups cooled coffee
• 0.75 cup sunflower or canola oil
• 3 tablespoons sweet potato puree
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar, or more as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and cloves in a bowl and mix well. Add cooled coffee, oil, and sweet potato puree; mix well. Pour batter evenly into the prepared baking pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove and allow to cool on a wire rack, about 30 minutes.

Step 4

Stir together 1 cup confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon orange juice, vanilla extract, and cinnamon in a bowl. Add more sugar or orange juice, if needed, to achieve your desired consistency. Drizzle icing over the top of the cooled cake.