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The Ultimate Sweet Potato Butter Cake for Any Occasion

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This Sweet Potato Butter Cake offers a refined, dense, and incredibly moist crumb, blending the earthy sweetness of mashed sweet potato with rich buttery notes and subtle autumn spice.

Ingredients

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3 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp fine sea salt

1 tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp ground nutmeg

¼ tsp ground cloves

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

2 cups granulated sugar

4 large eggs, room temperature

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup whole milk, room temperature

1 cup smoothly mashed, cooked sweet potato

Simple Glaze (Optional):

1 cup powdered sugar

3 tbsp whole milk

½ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to three hundred twenty-five Fahrenheit. Grease and lightly flour a ten-inch bundt pan. Whisk the dry ingredients together in a medium bowl and set aside.

2. In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter until light and creamy. Gradually add the granulated sugar, beating on medium speed for four to five minutes until the mixture is visibly pale and fluffy.

3. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla extract. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.

4. Gently fold the mashed sweet potato into the creamed butter mixture until just combined.

5. On low speed, begin adding the flour mixture and the milk alternately, starting and ending with the flour. Mix only until the last streaks of flour disappear.

6. Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for sixty to seventy-five minutes for a bundt cake.

7. Let the cake cool in the pan for ten minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack. Once completely cool, whisk together the glaze ingredients and drizzle over the top.

Notes

For the smoothest crumb, ensure the sweet potato mash is entirely free of lumps and moisture.

Use room temperature ingredients (butter, eggs, milk) for a perfect emulsion and fine texture.

Do not overmix the batter once the flour has been added to prevent a tough cake.

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