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Sweet Potato Pound Cake
in Diana's Recipe Book
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| Servings: 6-8 |
| Comments: Choose sweet potatoes with dark red skin and bright orange flesh, often sold as Garnet yams, for this moist pound cake. You can make the sweet potato purée (step 1) up to 2 days ahead; cover and chill. You can bake the cake up to 1 day ahead; wrap tightly and store at room temperature. Serve with scoops of butterscotch ice cream. |
Ingredients:  1 1/4 pounds (dark red or Garnet yams) sweet potatoes 3/4 cup (3/8 lb.) butter, at room temperature 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 3 large eggs 1 tablespoon grated orange peel 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon ground mace 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| Instructions: 1. Prick sweet potatoes several times with a sharp knife. Place on a 12- by 15-inch baking sheet and bake in a 375°F (190°C) regular or convection oven until very soft when pierced, about 40 minutes. When cool enough to handle, peel sweet potatoes and whirl in a blender or food processor until smooth. You will need 1 cup purée; save any extra for other uses. 2. In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating to blend after each addition. Beat in 1 cup sweet potato purée, the orange peel, and the vanilla. 3. In another bowl, mix flour with baking powder, mace, and salt. Add the flour mixture to batter; mix on low to incorporate dry ingredients, then beat at medium speed until well blended. 4. Scrape batter into a buttered 4 1/2- by 8 1/2-inch loaf pan. 5. Bake in a 350°F (190°C) regular or 325° (160°C) convection oven until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack about 15 minutes. Invert cake onto a plate and cool completely, about 1 hour. Cut into 1/2-inch slices and serve, or wrap tightly and store at room temperature. Serve with ice cream if desired. Makes 6-8 servings. |
| Source: Sunset Magazine |
| Date: March 1, 2003 |
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Reviewer: Bruce Edwards
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Excellent, did not last very long. I was able to get one slice though....
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Excellent, did not last very long. I was able to get one slice though....
Reviewer: Doris Tan
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So yummy and easy to bake. The whole family loves it! Thank you Diana for sharing. I have tried many of your recipes and love them all!
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So yummy and easy to bake. The whole family loves it! Thank you Diana for sharing. I have tried many of your recipes and love them all!