Sweet Potato Spice Cake with Orange-Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:36:46 GMT

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat two 8-inch round pans with cooking spray, line the bottoms with parchment paper

Step 2

2. Combine flour, 1 tablespoon orange zest, baking powder, cardamom, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.

Step 3

3. Beat eggs, brown sugar, buttermilk, oil and vanilla in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until well combined, about 1 minute

Step 4

4. Add sweet potato and the flour mixture, beat for 1 minute more. Divide the batter between the two prepared pans

Step 5

5. Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Turn out onto the rack and let cool completely, about 45 minutes

Step 6

6. To prepare frosting and assembled cake: combine cream cheese, confectioner sugar, yogurt and orange chest and a medium mixing bowl and beat until smooth

Step 7

7. Place one cake layer on a serving platter and spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top the remaining cake layer and spread the remaining frosting on top. Sprinkle with pecans and cinnamon

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