Good and very moist. The icing came out a bit chunky, but I didn't have time to let it get really soft...that might make a difference. On a good note though, the icing amount called for didn't seem like too much (I often find a sugar glaze to be too sweet and usually cut in half).
Sweet Potato Bundt Cake with Creamy Orange Glaze
This not-too-sweet cake is a great one to have on hand throughout the holidays, especially since you can serve it for breakfast or dessert.
Yield: 18 servings
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 300
- Calories from fat: 26%
- Fat: 8.7g
- Saturated fat: 2.1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.2g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 3.8g
- Protein: 4.7g
- Carbohydrate: 51.5g
- Fiber: 1.1g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
- Iron: 1.8mg
- Sodium: 201mg
- Calcium: 41mg
Ingredients
- Cake:
- Cooking spray
- 1 teaspoon flour
- 1/2 cup fat-free milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 2 (15-ounce) cans sweet potatoes, drained and mashed (about 2 cups)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Glaze:
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup (4 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
- 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon fat-free milk
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- To prepare the cake, coat a 10-inch Bundt pan with cooking spray, and dust with 1 teaspoon flour. Set prepared pan aside.
- Combine 1/2 cup milk, oil, vanilla, eggs, and sweet potatoes in a medium bowl.
- Lightly spoon 3 cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine 3 cups flour and next 7 ingredients (3 cups flour through cinnamon) in a large bowl, stirring well with a whisk.
- Add milk mixture to flour mixture; beat with a mixer at low speed 2 minutes or until blended. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 375° for 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted 1 inch from the edge comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.
- To prepare the glaze, combine powdered sugar and remaining ingredients in a bowl; stir well with a whisk. Drizzle glaze over cake.
Sweet Potato Bundt Cake with Creamy Orange Glaze Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Breakfast/Brunch, Cakes/Frostings, Desserts
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Freezable, Make-Ahead, Portable/Picnic
- CUISINE: American, Southern
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Vegetables
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
- OCCASION: Christmas, Kwanzaa, Thanksgiving, Winter
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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