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Sweet Potato Pound Cake

Written by Admin

Ingredients

  • 1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened

  • ½ cup butter, softened

  • 2 cups sugar

  • 4 large eggs

  • 2 ½ cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour

  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon or nutmeg (optional)

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  • Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350º. Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Add sweet potatoes, and beat well.

  • Step 2

    Stir together flour, next 3 ingredients, and, if desired, cinnamon in a medium bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Spoon batter into a greased and floured 10-inch (12-cup) tube pan.

  • Step 3

    Bake at 350º for 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely (about 1 hour).

  • Step 4

    Sweet Potato Pound Cake Loaves: Prepare batter as directed; pour into 2 greased and floured 8 1/2- x 4 1/2-inch loafpans. Bake and cool as directed.

About the author

Admin

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