Sweet Potato Cake With Orange Glaze Recipe

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Sweet Potato Cake With Orange Glaze
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Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 10-in tube pan with removable bottom. Tap out excess flour.
  2. Place pecan halves on bottom of pan in even layer.
  3. Using colander, drain sweet potatoes well.
  4. In a bowl, mash potatoes until smooth.
  5. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger and salt.
  6. In large bowl, with electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugars 2 minutes, until fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in buttermilk, vanilla and mashed potatoes.
  7. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture, beat on medium speed until well blended. Spoon batter into prepared pan; spread evenly. Bake 60 to 65 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
  8. Cool on rack 15 minutes. Run knife around edges; remove pan sides. Cool completely.
  9. Run long, sharp knife carefully under bottom of cake between pan and pecans. Turn cake out onto cake plate, pecan side up.
  10. Glaze: In small saucepan, over high heat, combine sugar and orange juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and boil until thick and syrupy, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in zest.
  11. Brush over pecans, letting some glaze run down sides of cake.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 578.1 Kcal (2420 kJ)
Calories from fat 289.83 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.2g 50%
Cholesterol 103.79mg 35%
Sodium 198.18mg 8%
Potassium 289.11mg 6%
Total Carbs 67.79g 23%
Sugars 40.52g 162%
Dietary Fiber 2.99g 12%
Protein 7.88g 16%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 5%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 7%
Iron 1.5mg 9%
Calcium 101mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 395.54 Kcal (1656 kJ)
Calories from fat 198.3 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.03g 50%
Cholesterol 71.02mg 35%
Sodium 135.6mg 8%
Potassium 197.81mg 6%
Total Carbs 46.39g 23%
Sugars 27.73g 162%
Dietary Fiber 2.05g 12%
Protein 5.39g 16%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 5%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 7%
Iron 1.1mg 9%
Calcium 69.1mg 10%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 13.6
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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