Description
This Southern Sweet Potato Cake is moist, rich, and full of warm spices. A classic comfort dessert perfect for holidays.
Ingredients
2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
2 cups all-purpose flour
1½ cups sugar
1 cup oil
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp salt
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix sweet potatoes, sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla.
3. Combine dry ingredients.
4. Mix wet and dry ingredients together.
5. Pour into pan.
6. Bake 45–55 minutes.
7. Cool before serving.
Notes
Use fresh sweet potatoes for best flavor.
Do not overmix batter.
Cake tastes better the next day.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 75mg