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Maple Vegan Sweet Potato Cake

Sweet Potato Cake

Jillian Glenn
Dive into the comforting flavors of fall with this Sweet Potato Cake. Perfectly moist with a hint of maple and cinnamon, topped off with a luscious cream cheese frosting. Quick to whip up, it's an irresistible treat that's both vegan and gluten-free friendly. Perfect for every dessert lover
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 12
Calories 263 kcal

Ingredients
  

Sweet Potato Cake Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsweetened almond or oat milk if not vegan, regular milk will work
  • 1 cup maple syrup
  • ¼ cup melted vegan butter if not vegan, regular butter will work
  • ¾ cup sweet potato puree
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 ½ cup regular or gluten free all purpose flour If gluten-free, I recommend King Arthur Measure for Measure gluten-free flour. Please don't substitute any other flour such as almond flour, baking flour, etc.

Cream Cheese Icing

  • 2 oz vegan cream cheese if not vegan, regular cream cheese will work
  • 2 tablespoon softened vegan butter if not vegan, regular butter will work
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar

Instructions
 

Sweet Potato Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 375
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix the oat or almond milk, melted butter, maple syrup, sweet potato puree, baking powder, baking soda, and vanilla extract until well combined. Then, mix in the regular or gluten free all purpose flour and mix until batter forms. Be careful not to over mix. Pour the batter into a 9x5 loaf pan and bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes. I find that a metal loaf pan produces the most evenly baked loaf.
  • While the loaf is baking, use an electric hand mixer to mix the vegan cream cheese, softened butter, and powdered sugar to make the optional cream cheese icing. Spread the icing over the loaf once it's cooled but is still slightly warm and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 263kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 262mgPotassium: 147mgFiber: 4gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 3543IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 122mgIron: 1mg
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