Ingredients
10
10 servings
- •15 oz sweet potato, (usually equal to 3-5 potatoes, depending on size), boiled- reserve 2 tbsp water from boiling potatoes
- •1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
- •⅓ cup water
- •⅓ cup vegetable oil
- •2 large eggs
- •1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- •1 teaspoon baking soda
- •¾ teaspoon salt
- •½ teaspoon nutmeg
- •¼ teaspoon baking powder
- •½ cup pecan, chopped, optional
- •½ teaspoon allspice
- •1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9x5 (22x12) loaf pan or bundt cake pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, mash sweet potatoes in 2 tbsp of liquid from the sweet potato boil.
- Add sugar, water, oil, and eggs to mashed sweet potatoes and mix well.
- Add in flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice, and baking powder. Mix well and fold in pecans if using.
- Pour batter into pans and bake 30-45 minutes (or 60-70 minutes for larger pans), until toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cake and serve alongside tea or coffee.
- Enjoy!
Nutritional Facts
Per 10 servings
- Calories: 236
- Carbohydrate: 36g
- Fat: 8g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Sugar: 18g
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