Sweet Potato Cake

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Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs, separated
• 4 tablespoons hot water
• 1 1/2 cups grated raw sweet potatoes
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Coconut Frosting - recipe below

Preparation:

Sift together cake flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine vegetable oil and sugar; beat until smooth. Add egg yolks and beat well. Add hot water, then dry ingredients which have been sifted together. Stir in potatoes, nuts and vanilla; beat well. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter. Bake in 3 greased 8-inch layer cake pans at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool and frost with the coconut frosting below.

Coconut Frosting

• 1 large can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
• 1 cup walnuts

Combine milk, sugar, margarine, egg yolks and vanilla in saucepan. Cook over medium heat about 12 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and add coconut and nuts. Beat until cool and spread on cake.

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