Southern Sweet Potato Cake

Step 1: Preheat

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).Grease a 9-inch cake pan or two smaller pans.

Step 2: Prepare sweet potatoes

1. Roast or boil them until soft, then mash until very smooth. 3. Mix wet ingredientsIn a large bowl combine:
2. mashed sweet potatoes
3. brown sugar + white sugar
4. oil
5. eggs
6. buttermilk
7. vanilla
8. 4. Mix until creamy.

Step 3: Mix dry ingredients

1. In another bowl combine:
2. flour
3. baking powder
4. baking soda
5. salt
6. cinnamon
7. nutmeg
8. ginger

Step 4: Combine

1. Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Stir gently until just combined. Fold in pecans if using.

Step 5: Bake

1. Pour batter into pan and bake 35–45 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting

1. Mix together until smooth:
2. 6 tbsp cream cheese
3. 1 -2 tbsp room temp butter
4. *1/4 cup powdered sugar
5. 1 tsp vanilla essence
6. Spread over the cooled cake.

Tips:

1. Roast the sweet potatoes instead of boiling for sweeter flavor.
2. Use brown sugar for deeper taste.
3. Let the cake rest 1 hour before serving ,the texture becomes even better.