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Sweet Potato Cake
: A Unique, Flavourful Thanksgiving Dessert

65 mins
Cooking Time
Easy
Difficulty
12
Ingredients
Vegan
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Hosting a Thanksgiving feast at your home, and want to surprise your guests with a new dessert? Then bake this sweet potato cake. Made with sweet potato mash and spices like ginger and cinnamon, this cake is a perfect addition to the dinner table. You can opt for a buttermilk frosting or serve it as is, with hot tea.

Ingredients

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2½ cupsAll-purpose flour
2 tspBaking soda
2 tspBaking powder
½ tspSalt
1 tspGround cinnamon
1 tspGround ginger
16 tbspUnsalted butter
2 cupsGranulated sugar
3Large eggs, lightly beaten
1 tbspVanilla extract
2½ cupsSweet potatoes mash
1 cupButtermilk

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Directions

Description - Step 1

Step 1: Preheat the oven

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a 9-inch round cake pan with butter and flour the sides. Also, line the bottom with a baking parchment and butter the top of those too.

 

Description - Step 2

Step 2: Mix the dry ingredients

Take a large bowl and add all the dry ingredients. Mix them and set aside. 

 

Description - Step 3

Step 3: Mix the wet ingredients

In another bowl, add butter and sugar, and whisk them together until they turn into a creamy mixture. Scrape the sides. Then, gradually add the beaten eggs, vanilla extract, and sweet potatoes. Whisk it all until it turns smooth. Make sure to scrape the bowl. 

 

Description - Step 4

Step 4: Add the buttermilk and dry ingredients

Add the dry ingredient mix to the bowl of wet ingredients in two batches, stirring gently after each addition. Pour in the buttermilk and whisk just until the batter is smooth and evenly combined. Avoid overmixing. Stop as soon as you no longer see streaks of flour.

 

Description - Step 5

Step 5: Bake the cake

Pour the batter into the prepared tin and bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Once baked, let the cake cool in the pan. Then cook it on a rack before serving with a hot drink of your choice.

Step 1
Step 1: Preheat the oven
5 Minutes
Step 2
Step 2: Mix the dry ingredients
2 Minutes
Step 3
Step 3: Mix the wet ingredients
10 Minutes
Step 4
Step 4: Add the buttermilk and dry ingredients
3 Minutes
Step 5
Step 5: Bake the cake
45 Minutes

Plate it up!

Plating Instructions

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Cut individual slices and place them on small plates for easy serving and consumption.

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Pairing Instructions

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Serve the cake with coffee or hot chocolate to end the feast on a good note.

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Garnishing Instructions

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You can top them with a drizzle of chocolate sauce or even powdered sugar. 

 

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