# Sweet Potato Pecan Pound Cake with Sweet Buttermilk Glaze

This sweet potato pecan pound cake is moist and has a sweet buttermilk glaze, perfect for any occasion.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 sticks softened butter
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup mashed sweet potato puree
- 4 room temperature eggs
- 1 cup room temperature buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 0.5 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 teaspoon cake batter extract

## Instructions

1. Add 2 sticks of softened butter to the stand mixer.
2. Add 3 cups of white sugar to the mixer.
3. Start mixing the butter and sugar.
4. Gradually add 1 cup of mashed sweet potato puree to the butter and sugar mixture while mixing.
5. Gradually add 4 room temperature eggs to the mixture while mixing.
6. Combine 1 cup of room temperature buttermilk with 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract and set aside.
7. Combine 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, and half a teaspoon of nutmeg (or more to taste) and add to the batter.
8. Add 3 cups of all-purpose flour to the batter, alternating with the buttermilk mixture, ensuring structure for the cake.
9. Pour the batter into a prepared pan.
10. Sprinkle chopped pecans on top of the batter in the pan.
11. Bake the cake in a 350-degree oven for about an hour, starting to check at 45 minutes.
12. Prepare the buttermilk glaze by combining 2 cups of powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon of melted butter, 1 teaspoon of cake batter extract, and enough buttermilk to achieve the desired consistency.
13. Pour the buttermilk glaze over the cooled cake.

## Equipment

- stand mixer
- baking pan

## Tips

- You can use salted or unsalted butter for the cake.
- Gradually add ingredients into the mixer.
- Use all-purpose flour for structure due to the moisture from the sweet potatoes.
- You can fold chopped pecans into the batter, use finely chopped pecans, or pecan halves for sprinkling on top.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/xr2NDQj6Ka0?si=6pgIftNyGBC8xfKO
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3a8479e5-6021-421e-adc6-25f04c5db436
- Extracted: 2025-09-12

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