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.