Sweet Potato Pound Cake

4.60 from 20 votes

Sweet Potato Pound Cake is a delightful twist on the traditional pound cake recipe, infusing the flavors of sweet potatoes and vanilla into a moist and tender cake. This pound cake recipe is glazed with a sweet orange glaze, adding more flavor to this already delicious cake.

Prep Time10

Cook Time55

Total Time1 5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bavaria bundt pan, recipe for sweet potato pound cake, sweet potato pound cake, sweet potato pound cake recipe

Servings: slices

Calories: 552kcal

Author: Dana

Equipment

Ingredients

Sweet Potato Pound Cake

1 cup unsalted butter softened
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour spooned & leveled
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups mashed sweet potatoes cold

Sweet Orange Glaze

1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons orange juice

Instructions

Sweet Potato Pound Cake

Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 10-inch bundt cake pan with either butter and dust it with flour.*
In a large mixing bowl, cream your softened butter and granulated sugar until it is light and fluffy.
Gradually add in the eggs, one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract.
In another bowl, combine your dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
Carefully combine the dry mixture with the wet mixture, alternating with the mashed sweet potatoes. Stir until just combined.
Next, spoon your batter into the prepared bundt pan, spreading it evenly and smoothing the top with a spatula.
Place the cake pan in the preheated oven and bake for around 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Allow the cake to cool in the pan for approximately 15 minutes on a wire rack.
After the fifteen minutes are up, use a silicone spatula to carefully release the cake from the edges of the pan.
Invert the baked sweet potato pound cake onto a serving plate and allow it to cool completely before adding glaze.

Sweet Orange Glaze

Prepare the glaze by combining the orange juice with the powdered sugar.
Stir the mixture until there are no lumps and the glaze is smooth.
When your pound cake has fully cooled, drizzle the glaze over the top.

Notes

Baking spray with flour in it can be used in place of the butter and flour for greasing the pan.

Make sure to get into all the nooks and crannies of your choice of Bundt pan to ensure there is no sticking.

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