| | Sweet Potato Pound Cake 1 cup of butter
2 cups of sugar
1 1/2 cups of mashed cooked sweet potatoes
4 eggs
3 cups of flour
1/4 teaspoon of soda
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1/2 cup of chopped pecans
1/2 cup of flaked coconut
Icing:1 (pound) box of confectioner's sugar
grated rind of one orange
grated rind of one lemon
juice of one lemon
juice of one orange |
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Cake: Cream the butter and sugar; add sweet potatoes and beat until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time beating well after each. Combine the dry ingredients and stir into creamed mixture; add vanilla, nuts and coconut. Pour the mixture into greased 10 inch tube pan and bake at 350ºF. for 1 hour 15 minutes or until cake tests done. Spread with icing while warm. Icing: Combine all of the icing ingredients, slowly adding enough orange juice to make spreading consistency. |
