{"id":4499,"date":"2010-12-01T16:50:30","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T22:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/?p=4499"},"modified":"2010-12-01T16:50:30","modified_gmt":"2010-12-01T22:50:30","slug":"sweet-potato-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/01\/sweet-potato-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Potato Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/sweet-potato-cake.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4501 alignright\" title=\"sweet-potato-cake\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/sweet-potato-cake.jpg?resize=400%2C268\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/sweet-potato-cake.jpg?w=400 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/sweet-potato-cake.jpg?resize=300%2C201 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/sweet-potato-cake.jpg?resize=150%2C100 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Why I ever bought a can of sweet potatoes is a mystery. \u00a0I bake sweet potatoes every now and then, but I have never had a use for canned sweet potatoes. \u00a0I saw this can of potatoes and went to the trusty internet in search of something I could bake with it. \u00a0I found this recipe on cooks.com for sweet potato muffins. \u00a0I changed it to a sweet potato cake by simply baking it in a bundt pan. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cooks.com\/rec\/view\/0,1938,144173-243199,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Here is the link.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ben is not a sweets person, but he really liked this cake. \u00a0He even ate it for breakfast on 2 mornings last week, and he always has cereal. \u00a0When I make something that Ben eats without being asked to or having a piece served to him, I am pretty excited about it. \u00a0The cake is moist, the raisins and pecans add nice contrasts, and it is delicious. \u00a0Enjoy!<\/p>\n<h6>Sweet Potato Cake<\/h6>\n<p>Ingredients<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 1\/4 cups sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/4 cups cooked mashed sweet potatoes or yams, fresh or canned<\/li>\n<li>1 stick butter, room temperature<\/li>\n<li>2 eggs, room temperature<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp. baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp. cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp. nutmeg<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp. salt<\/li>\n<li>1 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup chopped raisins<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Directions<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Grease and sugar a bundt pan.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat oven to 400 degrees.<\/li>\n<li>Beat sugar, sweet potatoes and butter until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Add eggs and blend well.<\/li>\n<li>Sift together flour, baking powder, spices and salt.<\/li>\n<li>Add alternately with milk to sweet potato mixture, stirring just to blend. 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