Sweet Potato Cake

Sweet Potato Cake  

            

       

  Ingredients

 2 cups sugar

 4 eggs 

 1 1/2 cups oil 

 2 cups all-purpose flour

 2 tablespoons cinnamon

 2 teaspoons baking powder

 2 cups grated sweet potato

 Icing:

 1 stick butter

 1 (8-ounce) package softened cream cheese

 1 (1 pound) box powdered sugar

 1 teaspoon vanilla

                                                        1 cup chopped pecans                                                         

 Directions

  

 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

 2. In a large bowl mix sugar, eggs, and oil. Add 

remaining ingredients one at a time, adding potatoes 

last. 

 3. Spread into three round (9-inch) baking pans or 

one sheet cake pan coated with non-stick spray. 

 4. Bake in round pans about 25 minutes or in a sheet 

cake pan for 35 minutes. Cool in pans before turning out 

for frosting.

 Icing: 

 1. Cream together butter and cream cheese. Add remaining 

ingredients and mix well. Spread on cooled cake, spreading 

between layers and on sides and top for round layers or over 

the top and sides of a sheet cake.