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Holiday Sweet Potato Cake

Try a southern specialty you'll find very similar to familiar moist and delicious carrot cake.
Prep Time: 30 min
Total Time: 2 hours 10 min
Makes: 12 servings
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Cake
2cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1cup granulated sugar
1teaspoon baking powder
1teaspoon baking soda
3/4teaspoon salt
1 1/2teaspoons ground cinnamon
2cups shredded peeled sweet potato (1 large)
3/4cup vegetable oil
1teaspoon vanilla
3eggs
1can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
3/4cup sweetened dried cranberries
Cream Cheese Frosting
1/2cup butter or margarine, softened
1package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
3cups powdered sugar
1teaspoon vanilla
1.Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease bottoms and sides of 2 round pans, 9x1 1/2 inches, with shortening; lightly flour.
2.In large bowl, mix flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add sweet potato, oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla, the eggs and pineapple with juice. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in cranberries. Pour into pans.
3.Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
4.In medium bowl, beat all Cream Cheese Frosting ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Fill layers and frost side and top of cake. Garnish edge with additional dried cranberries if desired. Store covered in refrigerator.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft) Bake 30 to 35 minutes.
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How-To
When making ahead or freezing leftovers, tightly cover unfrosted or frosted cake and freeze up to 2 months.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 615 (Calories from Fat 270); Total Fat 30g (Saturated Fat 11g, Trans Fat ncg); Cholesterol 95mg; Sodium 420mg; Total Carbohydrate 80g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars ncg); Protein 6Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 100%; Vitamin C 8%; Calcium 6%; Iron 10Exchanges: 2 Starch; 1 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 6 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 5 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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