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SWEET POTATO CAKES




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List of Ingredients





1 c. all purpose flour
1/2 c. brown sugar
5 tbsp. butter
1/2 c. pecans, chopped
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. sweet potato, pureed
8 oz. cream cheese
3/4 c. granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
Pecan halves, for garnish; optional

Recipe



In your blender, combine flour, brown sugar, butter, pecans, and salt. Activate blender, 15 seconds or until you make crumbs. Remove 3/4 cup crumbs and set aside. Press remaining mixture into bottom of an 8 x 8 x 1 1/2 inch pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven 15 minutes. Cool. In same blender, combine sweet potato, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, nutmeg, vanilla, and salt. Activate blender 15 seconds or until smooth. Pour mixture over baked crust. Sprinkle reserved 3/4 cup crumb mixture on top. Return to oven, bake 30 minutes, turn off oven, bake another 10 minutes, or until almost firm. Cool on wire rack. Cut into squares, and then into triangles. Garnish each piece with a pecan half.