Sweet potato layer cake
Sweet potato layer cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1 1/2 cups finely shredded uncooked sweet potato, about 1 medium
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- Frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 2, 5 ounce, cans evaporated milk
- 4 egg yolks, beaten
- 2 2/3 cups flaked coconut
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Recipe method:
- In a mixing bowl, beat oil and sugar.
- Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add sweet potato, water and vanilla extract. Mix well.
- In a small mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff.
- Fold into the sweet potato mixture.
- Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
- Add to potato mixture.
- Stir in pecans.
- Pour into three greased 9 inch round cake pans.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 22 to 27 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks.
- Frosting:
- Melt the butter in a saucepan.
- Whisk in sugar, milk and egg yolks until smooth.
- Cook and stir over medium heat for 10 to 12 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.
- Remove from the heat.
- Stir in the coconut, pecans and vanilla extract.
- Cool slightly.
- Place one cake layer on a serving plate.
- Spread with a third of the frosting.
- Repeat layers.
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