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Sweet Potato Mini Cakes Recipe

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Whenever I make these cute desserts, I think of my grandmother. She always used extra sweet potatoes from her garden in pies, breads and cakes and added black walnuts from her trees for good measure. —Joyce Larson, New Market, Iowa

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Sweet Potato Mini Cakes Recipe

Prep: 40 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield: 12 Servings

40 25 65

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
4 eggs
1-1/4 cups canola oil
3 cups shredded peeled sweet potatoes
1 teaspoon rum extract
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
1 cup golden raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts
FROSTING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 cup butter, softened
5 cups confectioners' sugar
4 teaspoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon rum extract
1-1/2 cups ground walnuts

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Add the eggs, oil, potatoes and extract; beat until combined. Stir in the pineapple, raisins and walnuts.
Fill 12 greased or paper-lined jumbo muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Beat in the sugars and extracts until smooth. Frost sides of cakes; roll in walnuts. Place cakes upside down and frost tops with remaining frosting. Yield: 1 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 1,054 calories, 59 g fat (18 g saturated fat), 133 mg cholesterol, 581 mg sodium, 127 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 11 g protein.

Originally published as Sweet Potato Mini Cakes in Country Woman September/October 2005, p37

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Reviewed on Nov. 12, 2012 by sajewel

i'm sure the facts are divided by 12; about 90 cals per cake

Reviewed on Nov. 08, 2012 by MnMforever

exactly what im thinking! how is the calorie count correct???

Reviewed on Nov. 06, 2012 by melodiesm

I just have to write something after seeing the nutritional information. Are you serious? 1,054 calories? 127 mg of carbs? Is this accurate? If it is I wouldn't touch this recipe with a 10 foot pole!