Sweet Potato Pound Cake
Description
This sweet potato pound cake is delicately spiced, baked in a Bundt pan, and topped with a sweet orange glaze for a delicious holiday dessert.
Ingredients
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2 cups white sugar
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1 cup butter, softened
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2 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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4 large eggs
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
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5 teaspoons orange juice
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2 tablespoons grated orange zest
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube or Bundt pan.
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Make cake: Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Mix in mashed sweet potatoes and vanilla until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt in a separate bowl; beat into potato mixture on low speed until combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Cool cake for 20 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a serving plate.
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Make glaze: Stir together confectioners’ sugar with 3 to 5 teaspoons orange juice in a small bowl until a drizzling consistency is reached.
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Spoon glaze over warm cake and sprinkle with orange zest.