Sweet Potato Pound Cake
Source of Recipe
Former Govener of Georgia Zell Miller via web site
Recipe Introduction
I saw this recipe and had never thought about using the Sweet Potato in a cake so I had to try it, and boy Im glad I did.
List of Ingredients
Ingredients - Cake:
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
1-1/2 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes
4 eggs
3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup flaked coconut
Ingredients - Icing:
One 1-pound box confectioner's sugar
Grated rind of one orange
Grated rind of one lemon
Juice of one lemon
Juice of one orange
Recipe
Cake: Cream butter and sugar; add sweet potatoes and beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each. Combine dry ingredients and stir into creamed mixture; add vanilla, nuts and coconut. Pour mixture into greased 10-inch tube pan and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour 15 minutes or until cake tests done. Spread with icing while warm.
Icing: Combine all ingredients, slowly adding enough orange juice to make spreading consistency.
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