If you are bored of making sweet potato casserole? And need a sweet potato dessert recipe? Try this sweet potato pound cake which is made of greek yoghurt and sweet potato with a hint of ground cinnamon. It turns out so moist and fluffy then is topped with pecans and chocolate glaze.
Sweet Potato Pound Cake Recipe
This sweet potato pound cake recipe is a twist to the traditional pound cake recipe that features sweet potatoes and greek yoghurts. It is moist, tender and delicious. It is sure to be the most amazing fall dessert.
Sweet Potato Cake Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Sweet potato, cooked, peeled and mashed
- Butter
- Eggs
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Brown sugar
- Greek yoghurt
- Cinnamon
- Vanilla extract
- Granulated sugar
Topping
- Dark chocolate
- Butter
- Pecan, chopped
How To Make Sweet Potato Pound Cake
Making the cake: Preheat the oven at 180C.
In a bowl, mix butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well combined (using an electric whisk). Then add the eggs one at a time and vanilla extract. Follow with adding the sweet potato.
After that, add flour, baking soda, baking powder and ground cinnamon then mix using a spatula. Add the greek yoghurt, mix.
Preparing the bundt: Grease a bundt well with butter. Then spoon the batter carefully in the bundt.
Baking: Bake for 45 minutes or until fully baked.
Let the cake cool completely before removing from the bundt.
Making the topping: Coarse chop the pecan.
Microwave the chocolate and butter, mix.
Sprinkle the pecan on top of the cake then drizzle with the chocolate.
Alternatives Toppings
This flavourful sweet potato cake can be topped with a variety of toppings such as cream cheese, chocolate glaze, praline sauce, whipped cream, any jam you fancy, or You can simply sprinkle some powdered sugar on top of it.
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Sweet Potato Pound Cake
Ingredients
- ¾ cup sweet potato cooked, peeled and mashed
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup butter
- 2 eggs
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup greek yoghurt
- ¾ tablespoon cinnamon
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 180C.
- In a bowl, mix butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well combined (using an electric whisk). Then add the eggs one at a time and vanilla extract. Follow with adding the sweet potato.
- After that, add flour, baking soda, baking powder and ground cinnamon then mix using a spatula. Add the greek yoghurt, mix.
- Grease a bundt well with butter. Then spoon the batter carefully in the bundt.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until fully baked.
- Let the cake cool completely before removing from the bundt.
Making The Topping
- Coarse chop the pecan.
- Microwave the chocolate and butter, mix.
- Sprinkle the pecan on top of the cake then drizzle with the chocolate.
Nutrition
I never made sweet potato cake before and was so impressed by the result. The cake is so soft and delicious. Definitely will make it again.
Very comforting pound cake. I love it with a cup of milk; thanks for sharing the recipe.
This is a rich and buttery pound cake. My husband likes it so much.