Sweet Potato Sheet Cake with Bacon Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 2 hr 5 min
  • Servings 24

Ingredients

Cake

Frosting

  • 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 7 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray.
  • 2
    In large bowl, beat cake mix, milk, oil, eggs, sweet potatoes and apple pie spice with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pan.
  • 3
    Bake 34 to 38 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
  • 4
    In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes or until creamy. Beat in powdered sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir in bacon. Frost cake. Sprinkle with pecans. Store covered in refrigerator.

  • Bacon brings a smoky, salty flavor note to the cream cheese frosting on this cake.

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