Sweet potato cake
Sweet potato cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs, separated
- 4 tablespoons hot water
- 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups raw sweet potatoes, grated
- 1 cup nuts, chopped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Frosting:
- 1, 13 ounce, can evaporated milk
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup margarine
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease three 8 inch layer pans and set aside.
- Combine oil and sugar and beat until smooth.
- Add egg yolks and beat well.
- Add hot water, then dry ingredients which have been sifted together.
- Stir in potatoes, nuts and vanilla extract and beat well.
- Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into mixture.
- Pour into prepared cake pans and bake 25 to 30 minutes.
- Cool and frost.
- Frosting:
- Combine milk, sugar, margarine, egg yolks and vanilla extract in a saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat about 12 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
- Remove from heat and add coconut.
- Beat until cool and of spreading consistency.
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