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Sweet Potato Mini Cakes

I bought a few sweet potatoes last month to make green bean soup and ended up with one lonely sweet potato at the end. This lonely one sat in the pantry for quite some time before I decided that it’s high time to use it. So while browsing through the Cake Keepers Cake, I found a sweet potato cake recipe and decided to try it out – am not disappointed!

Sweet Potato Mini Cakes

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This simple cake uses roasted and mashed sweet potato and flavoured with vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Truth be told, I can’t taste the sweet potato as it was overpowered by the cinnamon and nutmeg, but it’s not a bad thing because I really love this spice combination (I wonder why I didn’t try this spice combination earlier!) There were also bits of mashed sweet potato in the cake, in which its mushy texture contrasted beautifully with the light, fluffy and moist cake.

Sweet Potato Mini Cakes

It’s a pity that I won’t be able to make this cake again for the next couple of months as the price of sweet potatoes tripled this month – I know right, the price fluctuation is really crazy! I guess it’s a seasonal thing, which can be a good thing (depends on how you see it) because the summer fruits right now (like cherries, peaches, rockmelon) are so cheap that I’m going crazy too! Hopefully they will have a chance to make a guest appearance on the blog (;

Step-by-step Photos
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1) Roast, peel and mash the sweet potato.2) Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
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3) Beat in the egg and vanilla.4) Followed by sour cream - the mixture will look curdly but it's okay.
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5) Stir in the mashed sweet potato.6) Then fold in the dry ingredients.
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7) Look at the pretty orange batter!8) Divide among cupcake liners and bake away!

Sweet Potato Mini Cakes
Have a bite!
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This post is linked to the event, Little Thumbs Up (June 2015: Cream) organised by Bake for Happy Kids and My Little Favourite DIY, and hosted by Diana from the Domestic Goddess Wannabe!



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Sweet Potato Mini Cakes

By Jasline N.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: 6 to 8 mini cakes

INGREDIENTS
 

  • 1 sweet potato, about 125 grams
  • 95 grams all-purpose flour, 3/4 cup
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 55 grams unsalted butter, at room temperature (1/4 cup)
  • 115 grams sugar, 1/2 cup
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 60 ml sour cream, 1/4 cup

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Preheat oven to 200C / 400F. Rinse and dry the sweet potato and place on a baking sheet. Roast the sweet potato until cooked, about 1 hour. Peel and mash the sweet potato. Measure 1/2 cup of sweet potato purée and set aside. (Eat the remaining sweet potato or mix it into regular mashed potatoes!)
  • Lower oven temperature to 175C / 350F. Line a muffin tin with paper liners. Set aside.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Set aside.
  • In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar on medium-high speed until mixture is pale, light and fluffy, about 5 minutes, scrapping the sides occasionally. Add in egg and vanilla and beat on medium speed for about a minute until incorporated.
  • On medium-low speed, beat in the sour cream, followed by the reserved 1/2 cup of sweet potato purée. Using a spatula, stir in the dry ingredients until just incorporated.
  • Divide the batter among the paper liners and bake for 15 to 18 minutes until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool completely on a wire rack.

NOTES

- Adapted from Cake Keeper Cakes by Lauren Chattman
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  8. Bam's Kitchen says

    Your little sweet potato cakes look super moist and delicious. Pinning that close up for sure! I think it is difficult when you first move to a new country as you still want the old things you used to eat all the time but now you will need to switch to local cuisine. Have you tried making some of the local dishes? Did you meet any foodie friends there? Happy Baking and take care!

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    • Jasline N. says

      Hi Bobbi, thanks for the concern, I feel so loved! I’m really missing the local food and durian (because it’s durian season now and all my friends are posting durian photos on social media), I’m planning to make some of the local dishes this month, hopefully they’ll turn up on the blog 😉 I wish I can meet a friend like you here, it’ll be so much fun to experiment recipes together! Have a lovely week ahead!

      Reply

    • Jasline N. says

      Hi Jean! Oh my god I really miss cheng teng, but don’t have the necessary ingredients to cook them, will stock them up when I go back to Singapore :p

      Reply

  12. Mimi Bakery House says

    Hey…sweet potato mini cakes…this is one interesting cake…i bet the taste must be aweome 😉

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    • Jasline N. says

      Actually right, I can taste more of the cinnamon and nutmeg. :p The sweet potatoes provide more of the texture and moistness to the cake, wish I can send one to you to try!

      Reply

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