Sweet Potato Cake

Name: Sweet Potato Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 10 servings.
Ingredients: 1-1/3 cups sugar; 1 cup cold mashed sweet potatoes (without added milk or butter); 1/3 cup shortening; 1/3 cup water; 1 egg; 1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger; 2/3 cup raisins; 1/3 cup chopped pecans; Confectioners' sugar

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling YIELD: 10 servings.

Sweet potatoes are not only tasty and versatile, they're good for you as well. Family and friends never mind eating a nutritious vegetable when it's part of this easy-to-prepare dessert, I like to serve this as a snack cake or breakfast coffee cake.—Kathy Theriot, St. Martinville, Louisiana

Ingredients

1-1/3 cups sugar
1 cup cold mashed sweet potatoes (without added milk or butter)
1/3 cup shortening
1/3 cup water
1 egg
1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2/3 cup raisins
1/3 cup chopped pecans
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. In a large bowl, beat the sugar, potatoes, shortening, water and egg. Combine dry ingredients; add to potato mixture and mix well. Stir in raisins and pecans. Pour into a greased 8-cup fluted tube pan.
2. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 337 calories, 10g fat (2g saturated fat), 21mg cholesterol, 384mg sodium, 59g carbohydrate (36g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.

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