Sweet potato spice cake

16 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
8ouncesPrunes;pitted,about 1 cup
cupWalnut pieces
2cupsFlour;sifted
1tablespoonBaking powder
2tablespoonsCinnamon;ground
1teaspoonNutmeg;ground
1teaspoonAllspice;ground
1teaspoonGinger;ground
2tablespoonsEspresso;powdered
8tablespoonsButter;unsalted,1 stick
½cupBrown sugar
1cupSugar
4Large eggs
2tablespoonsVanilla extract
cupSweet potatoes;mashed
Warm or cold
½cupMilk

Directions

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Cut the prunes into pieces the size of olives.Toss with the walnuts and set aside.Sift the flour with the baking powder,cinnamon,nutmeg,allspice, ginger and expresso.Set aside...

Beat the butter until soft.Add the sugars and beat until light and fluffy,about 5 minutes.Add the eggs,one at a time,scraping the bowl as necessary to keep the mixture smooth.Beat in the vanilla and sweet potatoes...

Add the sifted dry ingredients in three additions,alternating with the milk in two additions.Beat just enough to make the batter smooth.Stir in the prunes and walnuts...

Turn the batter into a 10" greased and floured tube pan,mounding the batter slightly higher at the edges of the pan.This is to keep the cake from rising to high in the center.......

Bake in a preheated 300 deg.oven for 1½ hours,or until a tester comes out with just a crumb clinging to it.Cool in the pan on a rack for 15 minutes.Remove from pan and cool until room temperature before slicing.Slice with a serrated knife..Makes 14 to 16 servings....

~----Irwin E. 10:43 AM

FOOD AND WINE CLUB TOPIC: FOOD SOFTWARE TIME: 10/30 8:02 AM TO: ALL FROM: IRWIN SOLOMON (JJGF65A) SUBJECT: PHILLY.BAKERY 2 R-M