Southern Sweet Potato Cake Recipes

SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine shortening, vegetable oil, and flour in a bowl; mix very well. Brush two 9x9-inch cake pans with the mixture. Reserve remaining mixture for future baking.
• Beat sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl.
• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add to the sugar mixture gradually, mixing constantly to prevent lumps. Stir in sweet potatoes. Fold in chopped pecans. Divide batter between the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in the pans for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Make the frosting while cakes are cooling. Combine confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, butter, vanilla extract, orange zest, and allspice in a medium bowl. Beat until smooth and creamy.
• Place 1 cooled cake layer on a serving plate. Cover with frosting. Add second cake layer. Frost the top and sides. Sprinkle pecans on top.

BILLIE'S SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13x9-in. baking pan., In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, spices and salt; gradually beat into egg mixture. Stir in sweet potatoes and walnuts., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until blended. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over cooled cake. Refrigerate leftovers.

SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO CAKE

Steps:

• Make the Sweet Potato Cake: Preheat oven to 350˚F. Beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy, about 2 minutes; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add sweet potatoes; beat well.
• Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and ground cloves a medium bowl. Add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat well after each addition. Stir in chopped pecans. Spoon batter into a greased (with cooking spray) 9-inch square pan. Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Make the Brown Sugar Icing: Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium; add brown sugar. Let come to a boil, stirring constantly. Stir in heavy cream and vanilla; return to a boil. Remove from heat; transfer to a large heatproof bowl, and cool 45 minutes.
• Add powdered sugar to cooled sugar mixture. Beat with an electric mixer on high speed until creamy and icing reaches a spreading consistency, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Spread Brown Sugar Icing over cake. Cut into squares to serve.

SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Generously butter a 10-cup tube or bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• Set aside.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter until light and fluffy.
• Add the sugar gradually, about 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add the sweet potatoes and mix until thoroughly combined.
• Reduce the speed to low or switch to a wooden spoon and gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture in 3 additions, beating well after each addition.
• The batter should be stiff.
• Add the vanilla, pecans and, if desired, the coconut.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake until the cake tests done when a wire cake tester is inserted in the middle and comes out clean, 50 to 65 minutes.
• Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes.
• Invert the cake onto a plate and remove.
• Note: To cook sweet potatoes, peel and quarter potatoes, add to boiling water and simmer, uncovered, until tender, about 20 minutes, depending on size- Drain and mash.

SWEET POTATO CHOCOLATE MARBLE CAKE

Steps:

• Pierce the potato several times with a knife or fork. Microwave on high for 5 minutes or until tender. Then let cool.
• Halve potato lengthwise then scrape pulp into a medium bowl. Mash until smooth. Measure 3/4 cup; set aside any remaining for another use. In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt 2 oz of chocolate in microwave on high for 30 to 45 seconds, stirring once.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease and flour or use non-stick spray to coat a 10 cup bundt pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and salt. In a very large bowl, beat butter and sugar on medium high 2 to 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each until combined. Gradually add flour mixture, beating until combined. Beat in sour cream, mashed sweet potato, and vanilla until combined. Remove 3 cups of batter to a medium bowl then stir in melted chocolate into separated batter.
• Alternately spoon mounds of each cake batter into pan. Using a knife, swirl batters together. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Let cool in pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely.
• For ganache, in a small saucepan bring cream just to boiling over medium high. Remove from heat. Add remaining chopped chocolate. (don't stir). Let it stand for 5 minutes then stir until smooth. Spoon ganache over the top of the cake and sprinkle with flaky sea salt.