SWEET POTATO SHEET CAKE

Sweet Potato Sheet Cake image

Developed this recipe when we had too many leftover baked sweet potatoes.

Provided by Juli Carvi

Categories Desserts Cakes Sheet Cake Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

15 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons kosher salt
3 tablespoons baking soda
3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
4 teaspoons ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons allspice
2 teaspoons ground cloves
12 cups white sugar
12 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
16 eggs
4 cups vegetable oil
3 cups orange juice

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and lightly flour 2 sheet cake pans.
Mix flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves together in a large bowl.
Beat sugar and sweet potatoes in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, oil, and orange juice; beat until well combined.
Pour flour mixture into potato mixture and beat for 4 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl twice. Pour batter into prepared sheet cake pans.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 90 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 593.1 calories, Carbohydrate 96.8 g, Cholesterol 62 mg, Fat 20.5 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 7.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 627.1 mg, Sugar 56.3 g