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Sweet Potato Pound Cake
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Ready In: 75 Minutes
Servings: 12
Old Southern Living recipe submitted by Brent Elswick from Betsy Layne, Kentucky.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
6 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup cooked pureed sweet potato
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted and finley chopped
1/4 cup flaked coconut
Directions:
1. Cream shortening and butter; add sugar, beating well.
2. Add eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition.
3. Combine next 4 ingredients, stirring well; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
4. Stir in sweet potatoes and flavorings.
5. Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan; sprinkle almonds and coconut over bottom.
6. Pour batter into pan; bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 mins.
7. Cool 10 mins and remove from pan.
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