Sweet Potato Upside Down Cake Recipe 445 Recipes

SWEET POTATO UPSIDE DOWN CAKE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• In a small stockpot, melt 3 tablespoons of butter. Add 1/4 cup brown sugar and whisk until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and stir in 1 tablespoon bourbon. Pour the syrup into the bottom of a 10 inch cake pan. Place the thinly sliced sweet potatoes on top of the syrup starting from the middle and working your way to the outside in a concentric circle. In the bowl of a stand mixer (of hand mixer), beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cardamom and ginger. Mix with a fork. In a small bowl combine eggs, buttermilk and vanilla and whisk until combined. Slowly add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the mixer followed by 1/3 of the egg mixture. Mix until just combined and then repeat until everything is incorporated in the mixing bowl. Spoon batter on top of the sweet potatoes and bake 30-40 minutes, at this point a toothpick inserted into the middle should come out clean and you should be able to poke the middle of the cake and have it immediately bounce back. Remove from oven and allow to cool 15 minutes on a wire rack before inverting onto a cake plate. Serve and enjoy!

WORLD'S BEST SWEET POTATO POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt or tube pan.
• Cream butter and Neufchatel cream cheese in a stand mixer until creamy. Add both types of sugar and continue to beat until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in sweet potato puree until well incorporated.
• Combine cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt in a bowl. Slowly add flour mixture to sweet potato mixture; mix until well combined. Beat in vanilla extract. Fill batter into prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 75 to 85 minutes. Let cool in pan for 20 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

MAPLE SWEET POTATO UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Put an oven rack on the lower-middle position of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Spray the sides of a 9-inch round nonstick cake pan with cooking spray.
• For the Spiced Sour Cream: In a medium bowl, mix together the sour cream, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and ginger. Cover and refrigerate until serving.
• For the Cake: Put the orange juice and cranberries into a small bowl and let soak for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Pour the maple syrup evenly into the prepared pan. Sprinkle evenly with 1/4 of the cranberry mixture and 1/4 of the pecans. Shred enough of the sweet potato to make 1 cup and set aside. Slice the remaining sweet potato into 1/8-inch thick slices and lay the slices in a decorative pattern on top of syrup mixture. Sprinkle evenly with the remaining cranberry mixture and pecans. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, and vanilla and orange extracts until evenly combined. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a standing mixer, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt. Using the paddle attachment, blend the mixture on the lowest speed for 1 to 2 minutes. With the mixer still on the lowest speed, add the butter, 1 piece at a time, until the butter and flour are blended into pea-sized pieces, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add 1/2 cup of the egg mixture to the flour and mix on the lowest speed until blended about 15 to 20 seconds. Increase speed by 1 setting and beat for about 30 seconds. With the mixer still running, add the remaining egg mixture in a slow, steady stream and beat for about 30 seconds. Stop the mixer and scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Beat again for 15 to 20 seconds until thoroughly blended. Remove the paddle, scraping down the bowl, as necessary. Gently stir in the reserved shredded sweet potato.
• Pour the batter over the mixture in the pan and smooth lightly with a rubber spatula. Bake for 25 minutes then lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Bake until a toothpick or wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven to a wire rack for 15 to 20 minutes. Invert onto a serving plate and serve warm or at room temperature. Garnish with dollops of spiced sour cream and mint sprigs, if desired.

SWEET POTATO UPSIDE DOWN PIE

Steps:

• 1. line the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish with wax paper. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine potatoes, evaporated milk,sugar, eggs, and cinnamon; mix thoroughly. Pour into lined baking dish. Sprinkle dry cake mix and chopped pecans on top of potato mixture; coating evenly. Drizzle melted butter on top of dry cake mix and pecans. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool well. Invert onto large platter. Peel wax paper from top. Combine cream cheese and sugar. Mix well. Gently stir in Cool whip. Spread on top and sides of pie. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

HOLIDAY SWEET POTATO CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms and sides of 2 round pans, 9x1 1/2 inches, with shortening; lightly flour.
• In large bowl, mix flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add sweet potato, oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla, the eggs and pineapple with juice. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in cranberries. Pour into pans.
• Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In medium bowl, beat all Cream Cheese Frosting ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Fill layers and frost side and top of cake. Garnish edge with additional dried cranberries if desired. Store covered in refrigerator.

SWEET POTATO CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the sugar, potatoes, shortening, water and egg. Combine dry ingredients; add to potato mixture and mix well. Stir in raisins and pecans. Pour into a greased 8-cup fluted tube pan. , Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.