Sweet Potato Cake With Orange Glaze

30m
Prep Time
60m
Cook Time
1h 30m
Ready In


"A nice dessert for an Autumn dinner. Cooking time does not include cooling time."

Original is 12 servings
  • CAKE
  • GLAZE

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (164.2 g)
  • Calories 467.2
  • Total Fat - 18.5 g
  • Saturated Fat - 10.8 g
  • Cholesterol - 112.6 mg
  • Sodium - 268.4 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 69.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 1.7 g
  • Sugars - 40.3 g
  • Protein - 6.8 g
  • Calcium - 106.2 mg
  • Iron - 1 mg
  • Vitamin C - 4.6 mg
  • Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 10-in tube pan with removable bottom. Tap out excess flour.

Step 2

Place pecan halves on bottom of pan in even layer.

Step 3

Using colander, drain sweet potatoes well.

Step 4

In a bowl, mash potatoes until smooth.

Step 5

In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger and salt.

Step 6

In large bowl, with electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugars 2 minutes, until fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in buttermilk, vanilla and mashed potatoes.

Step 7

With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture, beat on medium speed until well blended. Spoon batter into prepared pan; spread evenly. Bake 60 to 65 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.

Step 8

Cool on rack 15 minutes. Run knife around edges; remove pan sides. Cool completely.

Step 9

Run long, sharp knife carefully under bottom of cake between pan and pecans. Turn cake out onto cake plate, pecan side up.

Glaze


Step 10

In small saucepan, over high heat, combine sugar and orange juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and boil until thick and syrupy, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in zest.

Step 11

Brush over pecans, letting some glaze run down sides of cake.

Tips


  • 10 inch tube pan (type with removable bottom)

1 Reviews

Luvcookn

Lovely moist cake! I used pecan pieces and fresh yams. I will increase the spices for our taste and double the glaze. Visiting family who are coming for Thanksgiving have asked that this wonderful cake be part of the feast! Thank you Mike for sharing! Made for Billboard Recipe Tag.

5.0

review by:
(4 Oct 2014)

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