Sweet Potato Pound Cake
(Courtesy of All Recipes)
Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
2 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
1 tspn vanilla extract
4 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tspn baking powder
1 tspn ground cinnamon
1/2 tspn baking soda
1/2 tspn ground nutmeg
1/4 tspn salt
1 cup sifted confectioner's sugar
5 tspns orange juice
2 TBspns grated orange zest
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350
Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan
Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt
Set aside
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy
Add mashed sweet potatoes and vanilla
Beat until well blended
Add eggs, one at a time (the batter will looked curdled)
Add flour mixture to potato mixture
Beat on low until combined
Pour batter into 10-inch tube pan
Bake for about 1 hour and 30 minutes
When cooled a little, invert onto a serving plate
**To make the Glaze**
In a small bowl, combine confectioner's sugar with 3 to 5 tspns orange juice to achieve drizzling consistency
Spoon over warm cake and sprinkle with orange zest - if desired
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