Sweet Potato Layer Cake With Orange Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

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Servings: 10

Ingredients

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Directions

  1. For Cake: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pierce potatoes with fork; place on small baking sheet. Roast potatoes till soft, about 1 hour. Cold, peel, and mash potatoes. Measure 2 c. mashed potatoes; cold to lukewarm (reserve any remaining potatoes for another use). Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
  2. Butter and flour two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 2-inch-high sides; line pans with parchment.
  3. Sift flour and next 6 ingredients into medium bowl. Combine oil, 1 c. sugar, and brown sugar in large bowl; whisk till smooth. Whisk in Large eggs 1 at a time, then mashed sweet potatoes. Whisk in flour mix in 3 additions. Stir in 2/3 c. walnuts and 2/3 c. cranberries.
  4. Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake cakes till tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 min. Cold cakes completely in pans on racks.
  5. For Frosting: Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl till fluffy. Beat in powdered sugar, scraping down bowl often. Beat in orange juice concentrate and vanilla.
  6. Cut around pan sides; turn out cakes. Peel off parchment. Place 1 cake layer, flat-side up, on platter. Spread 3/4 c. frosting over. Top with second cake layer, flat-side down. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.
  7. Combine orange peel, 3 Tbsp. sugar, remaining 1/4 c. walnuts, and 1/4 c. cranberries in small bowl. Stir to coat with sugar. Transfer to sieve; sift off excess sugar. Sprinkle fruit and nut mix decoratively atop cake. Refrigeratetill frosting sets, at least 2 hrs. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome; keep chilled. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.)
  8. This recipe yields 10 to 12 servings.
  9. Comments: Sweet potatoes make this moist; cranberries and walnuts add in texture and color.

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Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving %DV
Serving Size 256g
Recipe makes 10 servings
Calories 1034  
Calories from Fat 322 31%
Total Fat 36.61g 46%
Saturated Fat 8.44g 34%
Trans Fat 0.56g  
Cholesterol 108mg 36%
Sodium 657mg 27%
Potassium 167mg 5%
Total Carbs 174.42g 47%
Dietary Fiber 2.1g 7%
Sugars 138.44g 92%
Protein 6.91g 11%
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