SWEET POTATO POUND CAKE

By BDDarren

Ingredients

• 1 8oz package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 1/2 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon or nutmeg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed until creamy. Gradually add sugar beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, add select potatoes and beat well.

Stir together flour, next 3 ingredients and if desired cinnamon in a medium bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Spoon batter into a greased and floured 10 inch(12)cup tube pan.

Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely (about 1 hour)

SWEET POTATO POUND CAKE LOAVES- prepare batter as directed, pour into 2 greased and floured 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pans. Bake and cool as directed