Sweet Potato Bundt Cake

Packed with vitamins, minerals and fibre; this sweet potato cake is a delicious way to increase your vegetable intake whilst treating yourself with something sweet.

Ingredients:

• CAKE:   

  • 2 cups caster sugar 

  • 1 1/2 cups sunflower oil 

  • 4 free range eggs 

  • zest of 1 lemon  

  • 2 1/2 cups plain flour 

  • 2 tsp baking soda 

  • 2 tsp cinnamon  

  • 1 tsp vanilla paste  

  • pinch of salt 

  • 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled & grated  

  CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: 

  • 1 x 250 pack of Philly cream cheese, softened 

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened 

  • 1 cup icing sugar 

  • zest & juice of 1 lemon  

  DECORATION:  

  • Roughly chopped pistachios  

  • Dried rose petals  

  • Zest of 1/2 lemon  

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C and spray a bundt pan with spray oil.

2. In a large bowl, beat sugar, oil, eggs and lemon zest until smooth.

3. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt – gradually beat into sugar mixture.

4. Stir in sweet potatoes.

5. Transfer tobundtpan & bake 45-50 minutes or until cooked.

6. Allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning over & out to cool completely.

7. For frosting – in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until blended.

8. Gradually beat in icing sugar, lemon zest and juice until smooth. Spread frosting over cooled cake & sprinkle with pistachio, rose petals & lemon zest.

   Recipe by: Sweet Potatoes Australia