Sweet Potato Pineapple Cake

By Violet_61

from Professor Joe Gonzales

Ingredients

• OPTIONAL:
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine (melted)
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup mashed sweet potatoes OR
• 1 jar 4.75 sweet potato baby food
• 1 can (8-3/4 oz) crushed pineapple
• (UNDRAINED)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 60mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Melt butter, add sugar, egg, sweet potato, pineapple and vanilla.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, soda, and cinnamon.

Add dry mixture to wet ingredients; mix well. Add nuts, if desired.

Pour into greased 12" X 8" pan. Bake for 40-45 minutes.

Cool cake completely.

Can be served with cream cheese frosting, ice cream or whipping cream.


CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:

1/4 cup butter (1/2 cube of butter) at room temperature
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
4 oz cream cheese at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla

Mix cream cheese, butter vanilla until smooth add powdered sugar until smooth. Frost cooled cake and store lightly covered with plastic wrap.