Clarion County Recipe of the Day: Sweet Potato Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

J.C. Taggart

J.C. Taggart

Published August 15, 2018 4:01 am
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Here’s a moist and delicious cake made from scratch!

Sweet Potato Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

Ingredients

4 large eggs
2 cups sugar
2 cups canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups shredded peeled sweet potatoes (about 2 medium)
1 cup finely chopped walnuts

Frosting:

1 — 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners’ sugar

Directions

~Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13×9-in. baking pan.

~In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla until well blended.

~In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, spices and salt; gradually beat into egg mixture. Stir in sweet potatoes and walnuts. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.

~In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until blended. Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Spread over cooled cake.

~Refrigerate leftovers.

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