Easy Sweet Potato Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
This easy sweet potato cake is incredibly moist, warmly spiced, and topped with cinnamon cream cheese frosting. Make it vegan or gluten-free for the perfect easy fall dessert.
Ingredients
Sweet Potato Cake Ingredients
- 1 cup milk regular or vegan
- 1 cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup melted butter regular or vegan
- ¾ cup sweet potato puree
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 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.
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing
- 2 oz cream cheese regular or vegan
- 2 tablespoon softened butter regular or vegan
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
How To Make Sweet Potato Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350. Line a cake pan with parchment paper and spray the paper with non-stick spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix the milk, melted butter, maple syrup, sweet potato puree, baking powder, baking soda, and vanilla extract until well combined. Then, mix in the flour until a batter forms. Be careful not to over mix. Pour the batter into your square or rectangle pan. I find that a metal works best.
- While the sweet potato snack cake is baking, use an electric hand mixer to mix the cinnamon, cream cheese, softened butter, and powdered sugar to make the cinnamon cream cheese icing. Spread the icing over the loaf once it's cooled but is still slightly warm and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 192kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 197mgPotassium: 127mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 2658IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 82mgIron: 1mg
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