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Sweet Potato Cake with Maple Frosting

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 31, 2014
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This sweet potato cake serves 15 and is filled with the best flavors of fall: cinnamon, nutmeg and maple.

Sweet Potato Cake with Maple Frosting

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 2 hr 0 min
  • Servings 15
  • Ingredients 17
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Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed cooked dark-orange sweet potatoes (2 medium)
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs

Frosting

  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 teaspoons maple flavor
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons milk
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray; lightly flour. In large bowl, beat all cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until blended. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
  • Step 
    2
    Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
  • Step 
    3
    In medium bowl, beat frosting ingredients, adding enough milk until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Frost cake.

Nutrition

420 Calories
14g Total Fat
4g Protein
71g Total Carbohydrate
50g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
420
Calories from Fat
120
Total Fat
14g
21%
Saturated Fat
8g
41%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
60mg
19%
Sodium
450mg
19%
Potassium
115mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
71g
24%
Dietary Fiber
1g
6%
Sugars
50g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
90%
90%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
5
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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