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Sweet Potato Pound Cake With Sweet Walnut Sauce Recipe


Sweet Potato Pound Cake With Sweet Walnut Sauce Recipe
SWEET POTATO POUND CAKE WITH SWEET WALNUT SAUCE This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Pittman Estate in Hurst, Texas in 1993.

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Ingredients
  • 2 sweet potatoes
  • 1-1/2 cups butter softened
  • 2-3/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon cloves
  • 1 cup sweet potato purée
  • Sauce:
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup corn syrup
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
  1. Bake or boil sweet potatoes until soft then peel and purée pulp until smooth.
  2. Cream butter and sugar then add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
  3. Stir in vanilla then combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture alternately with puree.
  4. Beat just until combined then pour into two greased and floured loaf pans.
  5. Bake at 350 for 60 minutes then cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire racks.
  6. Combine brown sugar, cream, syrup and butter in saucepan then bring to boil over medium heat.
  7. Stir constantly then reduce heat and cook and stir five minutes longer.
  8. Remove from heat and stir in walnuts and vanilla then serve warm over cake slices.

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