Holiday Left-Over Sweet Potato Cake Recipe
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Holiday Left-Over Sweet Potato Cake

By: MLYIN 
"This recipe lets you use up left-over sweet potato. The cake is very moist, so you don't really need icing. Better yet, if you have left-over sweet potatoes from Thanksgiving, freeze them, and make this cake for Christmas. The whipped sweet potatoes I use already have some butter and sugar, so I only use 1 3/4 cups of sugar in the batter, but adjust the sugar amount to your liking."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 5.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (26)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
35 Min
Ready In:
55 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9x13 inch pan
 

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups white sugar
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup beer

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  2. Stir together the sugar and vegetable oil in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and sweet potatoes. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a separate bowl; stir into the batter 1 cup at a time, alternating with the beer just until everything comes together. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan.
  3. Bake for 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting or serving.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 302 | Total Fat: 12.1g | Cholesterol: 42mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 1, 2010 by TMPNorth   view full review
FABULOUS! Moist and delicious! I upped the healthiness by using 25% bean flour (the rest I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2008 by Snacky Liz   view full review
This turned out great! I didn't have that many sweet potatoes left over, so I halved the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 26, 2008 by 1SassyMassey   view full review
This was a great recipe and just in time for the holiday leftovers. It also freezes well. A...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2011 by asmaa   view full review
Do it with carrots! I had some leftover carrots that I needed to use up, and so I cooked and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 10, 2008 by trishthedish725 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Terrific way to use up those sweet potatos after Thanksgiving. Moist and delicious.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 8, 2010 by kdhynes   view full review
Delicious! Very moist and not too sweet. Will definitely make it again and again. I made a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2009 by Mikaela   view full review
Mmmm these are delicious! I made a huge thing of sweet potato casserole the other day and it...
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Reviewed on Jan. 4, 2011 by MELANIESAYSHI   view full review
I halved the recipe and made this with 3/4 cup mashed kabocha squash. I used 2 eggs, apple...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2009 by Lois   view full review
This cake was so delicious that on Christmas, it was the first dessert devoured. Thank you for...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2010 by Nicole M.   view full review
Mouth watering. Super easy to make. Got rave reviews from family & fiends. People are starting...

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