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Sweet Potato & Cranberry Layer Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Sweet Potato & Cranberry Layer Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

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Sweet Potato & Cranberry Layer Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

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Ingredients:

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2 lbs tan skinned sweet potatoes
2 cups cake flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar , packed
4 large eggs
2/3 cup chopped walnuts
2/3 cup dried cranberries
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3 1/4 cups powdered sugar , sifted
2 tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Prick potatoes and roast until soft, about 1 hour.
Let cool, and then peel and mash.
Measure 2 cups mashed potatoes and reduce oven to 350.
Butter and flour 2 9 inch cake pans.
Line bottom with parchment.
Sift flour and next 6 ingredients together in a bowl.
In large bowl whisk together oil and sugars til smooth.
Whisk in one egg at a time, then add potatoes.
Whisk in flour in 3 additions.
Stir in cranberries and walnuts.
Divide cake mixture into the 2 pans and bake for 30 minutes until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
Cool completely on wire racks.
For the Frosting: Use an electric mixer to beat cream cheese and butter til fluffy.
Add powdered sugar, then orange juice and vanilla.
Place one cake on platter flat side up and frost top.
Place next layer on top, with its flat side down.
Frost entire cake and use extra walnuts and cranberries to garnish as a ring around the top of the cake.
Chill at least 2 hours to set the cake.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	1360.44 Kcal (5696 kJ)
Calories from fat	658.28 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	73.14g	113%
Cholesterol	84.93mg	28%
Sodium	1287.3mg	54%
Potassium	2238.49mg	48%
Total Carbs	168.06g	56%
Sugars	105.89g	424%
Dietary Fiber	1.96g	8%
Protein	15.06g	30%
Vitamin C	4.3mg	7%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	3%
Iron	2.6mg	14%
Calcium	141.5mg	14%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	467.1 Kcal (1956 kJ)
Calories from fat	226.02 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	25.11g	113%
Cholesterol	29.16mg	28%
Sodium	441.99mg	54%
Potassium	768.58mg	48%
Total Carbs	57.7g	56%
Sugars	36.36g	424%
Dietary Fiber	0.67g	8%
Protein	5.17g	30%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	7%
Iron	0.9mg	14%
Calcium	48.6mg	14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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