This cake is dense and heavy but full of flavor and extremely moist. I made my own sweet potato puree. It's super easy and worth the time. All I did was bake a few sweet potatoes, skin on.
You may be tempted to go to the store and buy a can of sweet potatoes. You could do this, but make sure it isn't the stuff with syrup. Sweet potatoes are already sweet, you don't need syrup.
– AP flour – Baking powder – Baking soda – Salt – Cinnamon – Butter – Granulated sugar – Light brown sugar – Eggs – Vanilla bean paste – Sweet potato puree – Marshmallow creme – Confectioners sugar – Milk – Pecan halves
1. Prepare the cake batter and divide into three. 2. Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. 3. Cool completely, then trim the tops until even. 4. Make the buttercream and frost the cake. 5. Sprinkle with candied pecans before cutting and serving.
HOW TO MAKE SWEET POTATO LAYER CAKE
The buttercream is a light and fluffy one. The addition of the marshmallow creme made it a tiny bit sweet. You could easily decorate this with regular buttercream and use no marshmallow creme if you would prefer.
The candied pecans are a great addition for texture. If you don't want to candy the pecans, you could just cut them up and sprinkle chopped pecans on top for decoration.