Sweet Potato Cake With Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

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Sweet Potato Cake With Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting
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Ingredients
20
Count
Nutrition
2184
Calories
Total time
31
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Grease 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with shortening; line pans with wax paper, and grease paper.
  3. Dust with flour and shake out excess.
  4. Drain and press pineapple between paper towels to remove excess moisture; set pineapple aside.
  5. Beat butter and sugars at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy; add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears.
  6. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients; add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
  7. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition, stopping to scrape bowl as needed.
  8. Stir in reserved pineapple, sweet potatoes, and next 3 ingredients until blended.
  9. Pour batter into prepared pans.
  10. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  11. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks, and cool completely (about 1 hour).
  12. Make frosting-.
  13. Peel orange sections, removing any bitter white pith.
  14. Process cream cheese and butter in a food processor just until smooth.
  15. Add 3 orange sections; process 20 seconds or until mixture is smooth (reserve remaining orange section for another use).
  16. Transfer cream cheese mixture to a mixing bowl; gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until blended; stir in vanilla.
  17. Spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake; garnish with candied pecans and orange zest, if desired.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2183.54 Kcal (9142 kJ)
Calories from fat 1025.7 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 113.97g 175%
Cholesterol 123.82mg 41%
Sodium 2033.23mg 85%
Potassium 4069.08mg 87%
Total Carbs 274.08g 91%
Sugars 163.7g 655%
Dietary Fiber 3.43g 14%
Protein 24.01g 48%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 5%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 11%
Iron 1.8mg 10%
Calcium 237.8mg 24%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 425.73 Kcal (1782 kJ)
Calories from fat 199.98 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.22g 175%
Cholesterol 24.14mg 41%
Sodium 396.42mg 85%
Potassium 793.36mg 87%
Total Carbs 53.44g 91%
Sugars 31.92g 655%
Dietary Fiber 0.67g 14%
Protein 4.68g 48%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 5%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 11%
Iron 0.4mg 10%
Calcium 46.4mg 24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 52.5
    Points
  • 61
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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