HOLIDAY SWEET POTATO CAKE

Holiday Sweet Potato Cake image

Provided by Kimi Gaines

Categories Cakes

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 18

2 c all-purpose flour
1 c sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon, ground
2 c shredded peeled sweet potato (1 large)
3/4 c canola or vegetable oil
8 oz can of crushed pineapple, undrained
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 c dried cranberries
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1/2 c butter, softened
1 pkg 8 ounces of softened cream cheese
3 c powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 c walnuts, chopped coarsley

Steps:

1. Heat oven to 350F. Grease bottom of 2 9 inch round pans or a 13x9 inch pan. Spray lightly with cooking spray.
2. Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt & cinnamon in large bowl. Add sweet potatoes, oil, vanilla extract,eggs & pineapple with juice. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into pans.
3. Bake 25-35 for round cakes and 40-45 for 13/9 pan or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack completely, about 1 hr.
4. CREAM CHEESE FROSTING-BEAT ALL INGREDIENTS IN MEDIUM BOWL WITH AN ELECTRIC MIXER ON MEDIUM SPEED UNTIL SMOOTH. SPREAD ON COOL CAKES.