Sweet Potato Pound Cake

Need a new recipe for all those sweet potatoes? ??Looking for something that is rich and nutritious and won???t spike your blood sugar? ??Try this lovely little pound cake. ??I think you will like it!

Ingredients

  • Pre-heat oven to 350
  • Using a mixer:
  • 1 cup softened butter
  • 1 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
  • 4 eggs
  • Then add:
  • 2 tsp. baking powder (aluminum free)
  • ?? tsp. baking soda
  • ?? tsp. sea salt
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 3 ?? cup freshly ground wheat, spelt or kamut flour
  • If desired, glaze with:
  • 1 cup organic confectioners??? sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. grated orange zest
  • 5 tsp. orange juice

Instructions

  1. Pour batter into a 10-inch, greased and floured bundt pan or cake pan.
  2. Bake at 350 for about 1 hour, 20 minutes.  Cool cake for 20 minutes in the pan, then invert on serving plate.
  3. To make it extra special, serve with real whipped cream.