Sweet potato cake recipe

Today we are going back to our roots with a delicious and indulgent sweet potato cake recipe. We love our sweet potatoes; for breakfast or as a snack but today we are elevating the game and incorporating sweet potato in our cake recipe. This is such a yummy treat and enjoy cold or at room temperature.

Ingredients

10 tablespoons margarine

10 tablespoons sugar

2 eggs, lightly beaten

 1 tablespoon vanilla essence

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 big mashed cooked sweet potato, cooled

1  tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 cup milk

For decoration

Whipped cream

Strawberries

Method

1. Add margarine, sugar, 1egg and vanilla essence in a bowl. Mix to combine.

2. In another bowl add flour, spice and baking powder.

3. Add half flour to egg, sugar and margarine mixture and mix to combine.

4. Add the remaining flour and egg and mix to combine.

5. Add the mashed sweet potato and milk. Mix till well combined.

6. Bake for 45 minutes.

7. Leave to cool and decorate with whipped cream frosting and strawberries. Enjoy!

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