You all know that we have our weekly food co-op. We don’t get to pick & choose what gets put in it. We pay a flat rate each week & when we pick up our basket it’s always a surprise as to what we will get for the week. This sometimes ends up with us getting a bunch of things that we don’t typically eat- or flat out dislike altogether.
This past basket we received a sweet potato. NONE of us like them- not even a little bit. So we did have a fleeting thought to mail it to my mom as a joke since they like them. But we thought better of it. I decided to push my creativity & find a way to make it into something we would like. I knew that back in the 1940’s, during & after the war- things like sugar & butter were hard to come by & people like our great grandmothers & grandmothers were doing what they could to get creative in the kitchen while doing without. They made Potato Cake. I decided to adapt a recipe for potato cake & see if it would still come out good with the sweet potato. So I made…
Chocolate Sweet Potato Cake
Chocolate Sweet Potato Cake
Ingredients
- 1/2 large sweet potato
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate 3 squares
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup 1 stick butter
- 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup milk I used lactaid
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line 10" round baking pan with parchment on the bottom.
- Spray parchment lined pan with cooking spray on bottom & sides. Set aside.
- In microwave safe bowl- place sweet potato in with enough water to cover bottom.
- Pierce sweet potato several times- microwave approx 10 minutes. Turn over- microwave another 5-10 minutes until soft like a baked potato. Set aside.
- Melt chocolate in microwave safe bowl - about 20 seconds. Set aside.
- In large bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, salt. Set aside.
- In small bowl, remove skin from sweet potato- mash with fork until no more lumps remain.
- Use electric mixer, beat butter & brown sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in eggs one at a time.
- Reduce mixer to low- mix in mashed sweet potato & then melted chocolate.
- Add flour & turn on low- pouring in milk as it mixes the flour into mixture.
- Spread batter into your prepared pan.
- Bake 35-48 minutes- or until toothpick test is clean.
- Cool in pan 15 minutes.
- Flip onto wire rack to cool completely.
- Flip back to right side onto serving plate.
- Sprinkle powdered sugar or add icing of choice to taste.
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I used a standard donut glaze & just drizzled it on in a pattern. This cake didn’t really need heavy frosting.
Add some berries & you have yourself a 4th of July party treat.
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Pieni lintu says
Mmmm, looks very delicious!
Tammy Killough says
Oh my Goodness Gina! This just looks amazing! I’m definitely gonna have to try this! Thanks for sharing! ~Tammy
foodie@foodieportal.com says
I love your pictures and recipes, they are mouth watering. Would love for you to share them with us at foodieportal.com. Over at foodieportal.com we are not photography expert snobs, we are just foodies, so pretty much all your pictures will get accepted.
Tamar says
Oh my goodness, I love sweet potatoes! We make a sweet potato fluff that is amazing! I actually prefer them over regular ones (-:
what a creative use of them!
Megin says
YUM! This looks amazing! I’m visiting today from Mingle Monday. I’m following you (bloglovin) and would luv a follow back!
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Jessica says
That sounds delicious! I love sweet potatoes. I will have to try it with some gluten-free flour and see how it comes out.
Gena says
It looks absolutely gorgeous! And I bet I’d love the taste, too!
–Gena
Molly says
This looks delicious. I have never heard of this combination before
Mollyxxx
Victoria from the Busy House Big Heart says
I love when you can make Vegetables into Cakes!! Thank you for another great addition to the Pin It Tuesday Link Up 🙂
Sharon says
Looks so yummy! I LOVE sweet potatoes and chocolate (of course) so I’m sure I would think this is heavenly!
Kim Cunningham says
Oh wow! I didn’t know of such things, and I love how you made the best of your produce. I have been toying with the co-op idea for years.
Julie @ This Gal Cooks says
What an interesting, beautiful cake. I love that you used sweet potato in this cake. It looks great! Pinned. Stopping by from You’re Gonna Love It Tuesday. 🙂
Have a great week!
Tiaras & Tantrums says
was looking for a cake with sweet potatoes – I wonder if I can use different flour and milk? My kids don’t drink dairy(cow)
Anyonita says
That cake looks amazing! 🙂 I followed you here from the link party with Mostly Homemade Mom. Also, I’d like to invite you to come link up with me at my link party! I’d love it if you could stop by & link up some of your recipes! Here’s the link: http://anyonitanibbles.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/tasty-tuesdays-14-plus-16-dad-approved-fathers-day-recipes.html
Maria says
Your cake looks BEAUTIFUL and sounds delicious!!!
Jelli says
Gina, this looks great & involves the simplest of ingredients. I love that! Your photos are stunning too. Thanks for sharing this yummy recipe. I’m a new follower from the Monday Moms Mingle.