SWEET POTATO SHEET CAKE

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Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake is transformed into an autumn full-flavored dessert with a hint of orange. The icing on the cake? Cream cheese frosting, of course!

Provided by Deborah Harroun

Categories Dessert

Time 1h40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 medium orange
1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 cup mashed cooked sweet potato
1 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon orange extract
Reserved grated orange peel

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray.
Grate peel from orange to get about 1 1/2 tablespoons; set aside for Icing. Squeeze orange to get 1/3 to 1/2 cup juice. Place juice in large bowl.
To bowl with orange juice, add remaining Cake ingredients. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter into pan.
Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely on cooling rack, at least 1 hour.
In medium bowl, beat Icing ingredients until smooth. Spread onto cake. Store cake in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 480, Carbohydrate 62 g, Cholesterol 90 mg, Fat 4 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 420 mg, Sugar 45 g, TransFat 1/2 g