Sweet Potato Cake with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Sweet Potato Cake with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup All-Purpose Flour (2 cups all purpose flour); 2 tsp Baking Powder (2 teaspoons baking powder); 1 ½ tsp Bicarbonate of Soda (1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda); 1 ¾ tsp Table Salt (1 1/2 teaspoons salt + 1/4 teaspoon salt); 1 tbsp Cinnamon (1 tablespoon cinnamon); 1 tsp Ginger (1 teaspoon ginger); ½ tsp Nutmeg (1/2 teaspoon nutmeg); ½ tsp Cardamom (1/2 teaspoon cardamom); ½ tsp Cloves (1/2 teaspoon cloves); 2 cup Sweet Potato (2 cups mashed sweet potatoes); 3 pieces Egg (3 eggs); ¼ cup Neutral Oil (1/4 cup neutral oil (like avocado oil)); ¾ cup Applesauce (3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce); 1 cup Dark Brown Sugar (1 cup dark brown sugar); 1 tbsp Vanilla (1 tablespoon vanilla extract + 1 teaspoon vanilla extract); 8 oz Cream Cheese (8 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature); 6 tbsp Unsalted Butter (6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature and diced); 3 cup Icing Sugar (3 cups confectioner’s sugar, plus more to taste); ½ tsp Orange Zest (1/2 teaspoon orange zest)

Sweet Potato Cake with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting - Dessert (American)

70 minAmerican

Servings15

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Ingredients

For 15 servings

All-Purpose Flour2 cup · 2 cups all purpose flour
Baking Powder2 tsp · 2 teaspoons baking powder
Bicarbonate of Soda1 ½ tsp · 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
Table Salt1 ¾ tsp · 1 1/2 teaspoons salt + 1/4 teaspoon salt
Cinnamon1 tbsp · 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Ginger1 tsp · 1 teaspoon ginger
Nutmeg½ tsp · 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Cardamom½ tsp · 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
Cloves½ tsp · 1/2 teaspoon cloves
Sweet Potato2 cup · 2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
Egg3 pieces · 3 eggs
Neutral Oil¼ cup · 1/4 cup neutral oil (like avocado oil)
Applesauce¾ cup · 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
Dark Brown Sugar1 cup · 1 cup dark brown sugar
Vanilla1 tbsp · 1 tablespoon vanilla extract + 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream Cheese8 oz · 8 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature
Unsalted Butter6 tbsp · 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature and diced
Icing Sugar3 cup · 3 cups confectioner’s sugar, plus more to taste
Orange Zest½ tsp · 1/2 teaspoon orange zest

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Steps

1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×13 baking dish with avocado oil or non-stick spray and then line with parchment paper.
2Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cardamom, and cloves to a large mixing bowl. Whisk together until well combined and set aside.
3To another large mixing bowl add the mashed sweet potato, eggs, oil, applesauce, dark brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Whisk together until well combined.
4Carefully fold the dry ingredients into the wet until mixed. Then, pour the batter into the pan, using an offset spatula to spread the batter into an even layer in the pan.
5Bake the cake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the cake completely on a wire rack. Be sure the cake is completely cooled and not warm before adding the frosting.
6Once the cake has cooled completely, cover with the brown butter cream cheese frosting. You can place it in the fridge to help the cream cheese frosting set up a bit. Slice and serve.
7Make the Brown Butter Cream Cheese Icing:
8Add the diced butter to a small skillet or pot. Heat the skillet to medium heat. The butter will start to melt as the skillet heats up.
9Allow the butter to bubble and “cook” until it begins to change from a bright yellow color to a golden brown color. Continually stir the butter as you see the foam start to dissipate and brown bits begin to form in the bottom of the pan. Cook and stir the butter until it is a golden brown color and has a nutty aroma.
10Remove the butter from the heat and transfer to a heat safe dish. Transfer to the fridge to refrigerate until cool.
11Next add the cooled butter and cream cheese to a mixing bowl and beat on high until smooth and creamy. Next, add the confectioner’s sugar, orange zest, vanilla extract, and salt. Beat the frosting on low speed for around 30 seconds to incorporate and then increase to high speed. Beat the frosting on high for around 2 minutes until fluffy.