# Sweet Potato Pound Cake

This recipe makes a delicious and amazing sweet potato pound cake that is perfect for fall or Thanksgiving.

- Total time: 130 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 large sweet potatoes
- 2 sticks unsalted softened butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 0.5 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 cup buttermilk
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- drops food coloring

## Instructions

1. Wash, dry, and poke holes in three large sweet potatoes.
2. Bake the sweet potatoes at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for one hour.
3. Peel the skins off the baked sweet potatoes and put the flesh into a large mixing bowl.
4. Add two sticks of unsalted softened butter to the sweet potatoes and mix until well combined.
5. Add one cup of brown sugar, half a cup of white sugar, and one tablespoon of vanilla extract to the mixture.
6. Mix the ingredients together until well combined.
7. Add three large eggs to the mixture and mix until well combined.
8. Add one teaspoon of baking soda, one teaspoon of baking powder, one tablespoon of cinnamon, one teaspoon of nutmeg, and one teaspoon of allspice.
9. Sift in three cups of all-purpose flour into the mixture.
10. Mix all the dry ingredients into the sweet potato mixture.
11. Add half a cup of buttermilk and mix until well combined.
12. Optionally, add a couple of drops of food coloring to enhance the sweet potato color and mix.
13. Pour the mixture into a greased bundt pan.
14. Bake the cake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for approximately one hour.
15. For the glaze, melt two sticks of unsalted butter and two cups of brown sugar in a saucepan on medium heat, stirring until bubbly.
16. Add one cup of evaporated milk to the saucepan and cook until thickened.
17. Add three cups of powdered sugar and mix until well combined.
18. Stir in one cup of chopped pecans.
19. Flip the baked pound cake out of the bundt pan onto a plate.
20. Pour the glaze over the warm sweet potato pound cake.

## Equipment

- fork
- baking sheet
- large mixing bowl
- hand mixer
- sifter
- greased bundt pan
- saucepan
- spatula
- wired rack

## Tips

- Let your pound cake cool for about 10-15 minutes before flipping onto a wired rack and topping with your glaze.
- The food coloring is optional to make it extra sweet potato looking.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-10-29

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