Sweet Potato Cake With Coconut Frosting Food

SWEET POTATO CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Adjust the position of the rack to the center of the oven. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) pans or 3 (8-inch) pans. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and granulated sugar. Set aside. In the bowl of a mixer, cream margarine and brown sugar on low speed, and then increase speed to medium and beat until well-combined. Gradually add the dry ingredients and beat on low speed until just incorporated. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each egg and scraping down the sides of the bowl after the addition of each egg. Add vanilla, sweet potatoes, pineapple, raisins, and walnuts and blend on low speed until thoroughly mixed.
• Pour batter into pans and smooth the surface with a metal spatula. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; when you touch the center of the cake, it should spring back. Allow to cool in pans for 10 minutes, and then invert onto a rack and cool completely.
• For icing: In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter on medium speed until smooth. Add vanilla and beat until incorporated. Gradually add sugar and beat on low speed until smooth.
• Icing the cake: Place 1 cake layer, top-side down, on a cake platter. Using a metal spatula, spread a layer of cream cheese frosting evenly over the top of the cake. Take the next layer and place it on top, rounded-side up. Frost the top and sides of the cake with the remaining frosting. The cake should be refrigerated for about 1 hour to make sure the layers are set. Sprinkle chopped walnuts on top of cake, if desired.

SWEET POTATO CAKE WITH COCONUT PECAN FROSTING

Steps:

• For Cake:.
• Combine oil and sugar in a large mixing bowl; beat until smooth.
• Add egg yolks; beat well.
• Stir in hot water.
• Combine dry ingredients; blend into sugar mixture.
• Stir in sweet potatoes and vanilla, blending thoroughly.
• Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter.
• Spoon mixture into 13x9 baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 30 to 40 minutes or until cake test done.
• Remove from dish; cool on wire rack.
• For Frosting:.
• Combine milk, sugar, egg yolks, butter and vanilla in a saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens, about 12 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Add coconut and pecans.
• Cool until of spreading consistency, beating occasionally.
• Makes 2 1/2 cups.

SWEET POTATO CAKE WITH COCONUT FILLING AND CARAMEL FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Coat 3 (9-inch) cake pans with cooking spray; dust lightly with flour. Set aside.
• Beat butter and sugar at medium-high speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Beat in sweet potatoes and next 6 ingredients, adding each ingredient 1 at a time. Add pecans and 3 cups flour, beating just until blended.
• Beat egg whites in a separate bowl at high speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form; fold into batter. Spoon batter evenly into prepared pans.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove and cool completely on wire racks.
• Spread Coconut Filling evenly between cake layers. Gradually pour about 1/2 cup Caramel Frosting on top of cake, spreading over top and sides with a small spatula. Place cake in refrigerator. Chill remaining Caramel Frosting 45 minutes. Pour another 1/2 cup Caramel Frosting on cake, spreading over top and sides. Repeat procedure with remaining frosting, using 1/2 cup frosting at a time and chilling every 15 minutes. Store cake in refrigerator.
• Combine first 3 ingredients in a heavy 2-quart saucepan; gradually stir in milk, and cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat 3 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir about one-fourth of hot milk mixture gradually into egg; add egg mixture to remaining hot milk mixture, stirring constantly. Return to a boil, and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in coconut and vanilla. Place heavy-duty plastic wrap directly on warm filling. Cool completely; chill 1 hour.
• Whisk together cream cheese and cream in a small bowl until smooth.
• Cook sugar and 2/3 cup water in a heavy 3 1/2-quart saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high, and bring mixture to a boil without stirring. Using a pastry brush dipped in hot water, wash down any sugar crystals on sides of pan. Cook, without stirring, 10 minutes or just until syrup turns a deep amber color.
• Whisk in butter gradually; gradually whisk in cream cheese mixture until smooth. Remove from heat; cool 10 minutes, whisking occasionally.

SWEET POTATO-COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy Add vanilla and mix well.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt Combine milk and buttermilk With mixer running, add flour and liquid to the butter mixture alternately in thirds, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition Add the 1/2 cup coconut and sweet potato and mix well.
• Using a clean bowl and clean beaters or whisk, whip egg whites until stiff but not dry Fold into cake batter using over-under motion. Pour batter evenly into two greased 9-inch cake pans.
• Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 25 minutes or until springy to the touch Turn cakes out onto cooling rack and allow to cool at room temperature.
• Frosting.
• Whisk sugar and water together, dissolving sugar completely Place on high heat and allow to come to rapid boil.
• While water is boiling, whip egg whites on high speed When egg whites are stiff but not dry, add vanilla and sal. Remove boiling sugar water from heat and pour into egg whites in a slow, thin steam Continue whipping until mixture reaches room temperature This will take 8-10 minutes Add corn syrup and continue whiping on high speed until icing reaches spreading consistency.
• When cake layers reach room temperature, frost and assemble cake. Sprinkle ouside of frosted cake with coconut, covering it completely.

SWEET POTATO CAKE WITH COCONUT PECAN CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans.
• Mash sweet potatoes with their heavy syrup in mixing bowl using fork or potato masher. Add cake mix, eggs, oil, and cinnamon. Blend with mixer on low speed for 1 minute. Stop machine and scrape down sides of bowl. Increase mixer speed to medium and beat 2 to 3 minutes more, scraping down sides again, if needed. The batter should look well combined and thickened. Divide batter between prepared pans. Place pans in oven.
• Bake cakes until they spring back when lightly pressed with your finger and just start to pull away from edge of pan, 28-31 minutes. Remove pans from oven and place on wire racks to cool for 10 minutes. Run a dinner knife around edge of each layer and invert onto a wire rack. Cool to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, prepare Coconut Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting:.
• Place cream cheese and butter in large mixing bowl. Blend with mixer on low speed until combined, 30 seconds. Stop machine. Add confectioners' sugar, a bit at a time, blending with the mixer on low speed until the sugar is well incorporated, 1 minute. Add vanilla, then increase mixer speed to medium and blend the frosting until fluffy, 1 minute more. Fold in coconut and pecans.
• Place one cake layer, right side up, on platter. Spread the top with frosting. Place second layer, right side up, on top of the first layer and frost top and sides of cake with clean, smooth strokes.

SWEET POTATO LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat oil and sugar. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the sweet potato, water and vanilla. , In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff; fold into the sweet potato mixture. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; add to potato mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans. Pour into three greased and lightly floured 9-in. round baking pans. , Bake at 350° for 22-27 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks. , For frosting, in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, whisk the sugar, milk and eggs yolks until smooth. Add butter; cook, whisking constantly, until mixture is thickened and coats the back of a metal spoon, about 10-12 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in the coconut, pecans and vanilla. Transfer to a small bowl; cool for 10 minutes. , Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with a third of the frosting. Repeat layers.

SWEET POTATO CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Prepare 13x9 pan (I use pan spray).
• In a large mixing bowl, mix all cake ingredients except nuts and coconut.
• Mix at low speed until moistened, then beat 3 minutes at high speed.
• Fold in the nuts and coconut.
• Pour into pan and bake about 40 to 50 minutes or until cake test done.
• Let cake cool.
• To make frosting:
• mix all ingredients well with electric mixer until the frosting is smooth.
• Frost cake.
• Sprinkle a bit of coconut or nuts on the frosting for garnish.
• This can be made a day ahead and kept tightly covered in refrigerator.

SWEET POTATO RUM CAKE WITH BUTTER RUM FROSTING

Steps:

• Soak the raisins in rum for at least 30 minutes to plump them up.
• Meanwhile peel, dice and boil sweet potatoes until tender. Mash and let cool.
• Preheat oven to 350º, and prepare 13 X 9 baking pan with cooking spray and a little flour.
• Combine all of the cake ingredients (except raisins) in a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine. With an electric mixer, mix on medium speed for about 2 minutes. Fold in the raisin/rum mixture. Spread into the prepared baking pan and bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the cake completely before frosting.
• To make the frosting, melt the butter in a large saucepan, and allow it to brown just lightly. Remove from the heat and add the remaining frosting ingredients. Beat until smooth and creamy. You can add a little additional rum, orange juice, or water to thin it if necessary, or add a little confectioners sugar if you need to thicken it. Spread over the cake and refrigerate overnight. Serve cold.