Sweet Potato Pound Cake

Submitted by Michele7

"This is a moist, sweet cake that's very flavorful. Cooking time and prep time includes the time to bake the potatoes."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 lbs garnet yams (1 C puree)
• 3⁄4 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon mace
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Prick sweet potatoes several times with a sharp knife.
2. Place on a baking sheet and bake in a 375 oven until very soft when pierced, about 35-40 minutes.
3. When cool enough to handle, peel sweet potatoes and whirl in a blender or food processor until smooth.
4. You will need 1 C puree.
5. In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until well blended.
6. Add eggs one at a time, beating to blend after each addition.
7. Beat in 1 C sweet potato puree, the orange peel, and the vanilla.
8. In another bowl.
9. mix flour with baking powder, mace and salt.
10. Add the flour mixture to the batter; mix on low speed to incorporate dry ingredients, then beat at medium speed until well blended.
11. Scrape batter into a buttered 4 1/2 by 8 1/2 inch loaf pan.
12. Bake in a 350 oven until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean or about 1 hour.
13. Cool in pan on a rack about 15 minutes.
14. Invert pan onto a serving plate and cool completely, about an hour.