Sweet Potato Pound Cake Recipe

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Sweet Potato Pound Cake
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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
569
Calories
Total time
51
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 lbs garnet yams (1 cup puree)
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 tbsp orange zest
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp mace
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Directions:

  1. Prick sweet potatoes several times with a sharp knife.
  2. Place on a baking sheet and bake in a 375 oven until very soft when pierced, about 35-40 minutes.
  3. When cool enough to handle, peel sweet potatoes and whirl in a blender or food processor until smooth.
  4. You will need 1 C puree.
  5. In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until well blended.
  6. Add eggs one at a time, beating to blend after each addition.
  7. Beat in 1 C sweet potato puree, the orange peel, and the vanilla.
  8. In another bowl.
  9. Mix flour with baking powder, mace and salt.
  10. Add the flour mixture to the batter; mix on low speed to incorporate dry ingredients, then beat at medium speed until well blended.
  11. Scrape batter into a buttered 4 1/2 by 8 1/2 inch loaf pan.
  12. Bake in a 350 oven until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean or about 1 hour.
  13. Cool in pan on a rack about 15 minutes.
  14. Invert pan onto a serving plate and cool completely, about an hour.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 569.18 Kcal (2383 kJ)
Calories from fat 232.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.87g 40%
Cholesterol 154.01mg 51%
Sodium 170.76mg 7%
Potassium 1119.55mg 24%
Total Carbs 77.95g 26%
Sugars 29.72g 119%
Dietary Fiber 4.15g 17%
Protein 8.66g 17%
Vitamin C 14.5mg 24%
Vitamin A 19.2mg 639%
Iron 1mg 5%
Calcium 97.2mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 267.3 Kcal (1119 kJ)
Calories from fat 109.35 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.15g 40%
Cholesterol 72.33mg 51%
Sodium 80.19mg 7%
Potassium 525.77mg 24%
Total Carbs 36.61g 26%
Sugars 13.96g 119%
Dietary Fiber 1.95g 17%
Protein 4.07g 17%
Vitamin C 6.8mg 24%
Vitamin A 9mg 639%
Iron 0.5mg 5%
Calcium 45.6mg 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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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 12.7
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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