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Sweet Potato Currant Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Sweet Potato Currant Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword Cream cheese frosting, Currant cakes, Sheet Cake Recipes, Sweet potato Cake, Thanksgiving Cakes, Thanksgiving Recipes, Thanksgiving Sheet Cake
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings 12
Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

For the sweet potato cake:

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon Contrineau or orange liqueur
  • 2 1/4 cups mashed sweet potatoes.
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup dried currants

For the cream cheese frosting:

  • 1- 8 oz package of cream cheese softened.
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • pinches each of the following ground spices - cinnamon ginger, nutmeg, and cloves

Instructions

Make the sweet potato cake:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F
  2. Grease and flour a 9 x 11” baking pan.
  3. Whisk together the spices and salt, then whisk them into the flour and baking powder.
  4. Cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  5. Add the eggs one at a time. Make sure each is fully incorporated before adding the next.
  6. Beat in the vanilla, then the sweet potatoes.
  7. Add the dry ingredients in thirds, alternating with the milk.
  8. Fold in the dried currants.
  9. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
  10. Bake for 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
  11. Depan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Make the cream cheese frosting:

  1. Beat the cream cheese and butter together until creamy.
  2. Beat in the vanilla and a pinch of each spice.
  3. Turn the mixer down to a low speed and beat in the sugar a 1/2 cup at a time until fully incorporated.

Finish the Cake:

  1. Transfer the cake to a serving platter.
  2. Spread the cream cheese frosting over the top.
  3. Sprinkle extra ground spices over the top.
  4. Cut and serve.