Recipe Sweet Potato Pound Cake (Cake)

Required Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
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• 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 5 teaspoons orange juice
• 2 tablespoons grated orange zest

Preparing/Cooking:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt.
• Set aside.
• In large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add mashed sweet potatoes and vanilla.
• Beat until well blended.
• Add eggs, one at a time (the batter will look curdled).
• Add flour mixture to potato mixture.
• Beat on low until combined.
• Pour batter into 10 inch tube pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.
• Cool cake for 20 minutes in the pan, then invert onto serving plate.
• To make the glaze: in a small bowl, combine confectioners sugar with 3 to 5 teaspoons orange juice to achieve drizzling consistency.
• Spoon over warm cake and sprinkle with orange zest if desired.

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