Sweet Potato Pound Cake

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 2 1/2 cups Sweet potatoes, cooked

• Refrigerated

  • 4 cups Eggs, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 3 cups All-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon or nutmeg, ground
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1 (8-oz. package Cream cheese

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Description

Directions

• 1. Preheat oven to 350º. Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Add sweet potatoes, and beat well.2. Stir together flour, next 3 ingredients, and, if desired, cinnamon in a medium bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Spoon batter into a greased and floured 10-inch (12-cup) tube pan.3. Bake at 350º for 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely (about 1 hour).Sweet Potato Pound Cake Loaves: Prepare batter as directed; pour into 2 greased and floured 8 1/2- x 4 1/2-inch loafpans. Bake and cool as directed.