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A moist and tender sweet potato cake made with simple pantry ingredients.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 320
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup mashed potatoes, plain
  • 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1.5 tsp baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Equipment

  • mixing bowls
  • cake pan

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven and grease a cake pan.
  2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time.
  3. Mix in mashed potatoes and vanilla until smooth.
  4. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt just until combined.
  5. Pour batter into pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean.

Nutrition

Calories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 5gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 210mgPotassium: 260mgFiber: 2gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 4IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 10mg

Notes

Use smooth, unseasoned mashed potatoes for best texture.

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