SWEET POTATO LAYER CAKE WITH MARSHMALLOW FROSTING

Move over Thanksgiving turkey, this Sweet Potato Layer Cake will be this year’s show stopping centerpiece. Layers of moist, gently spiced sweet potato cake are surrounded by swirls of marshmallow frosting for a mouthwatering masterpiece that tastes as epic as it looks.

INGREDIENTS

– sweet potato puree (from 2 large sweet potatoes) – all purpose flour or cake flour – baking soda – baking powder – salt – cinnamon – all-spice – ground nutmeg – cardamom – butter – vegetable oil- canola oil can be used as well – sugar – vanilla – buttermilk – walnuts, toasted pecans, or candied pecans

The fluffy marshmallow frosting will sandwich your sweet potato cake layers together as well as create that toasted blanket of beauty on the outside.

01.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cream together butter, sugar, oil, eggs, and sweet potato puree. 

02.

Sift together flour, baking powder, and spices in a large bowl; Add into the batter. 

03.

Divide batter evenly among the prepared cake pans. 

04.

While cake is baking, make the marshmallow frosting. 

05.

Frost the cake then torch the marshmallow frosting using a kitchen torch. 

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