Sweet Potato Cake Recipe

What if we tell you that now you can make a cake with sweet potato? This root vegetable can be used in multiple dishes and among them now you can also find this in desserts. These unique and yummy sweet potato cake recipes are surely worth trying once. 

Since sweet potato has a natural hint and taste of sweetness, you will also require less amount of sugar in these recipes! That’s not it, but with the help of sweet potato, you can also bake a delicious cake for your vegetarian friends.

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5 Decadent Sweet Potato Cake Recipes – Incredibly Tasty And Delicious! 

Searching for some tasty sweet potato cake recipes? Look no more as here is the recipe list you have been looking for.

1. Creamy Sweet Potato Cake 

Thinking about how to make a sweet potato cake with just a handful of ingredients? Well, then this super easy and quick recipe of Creamy Sweet Potato Cake will surely steal your heart. 

Ingredients 

• 2-3 Boiled Sweet Potato (Big to medium-sized) 
• 4 Egg Yolks
• Grated Coconut 
• Condensed Milk 
• 4-5 tbsp. of Melted Butter 
• ½ tbsp of Baking Powder 

Recipe Guide 

1. Take a big bowl and start mashing the boiled sweet potatoes with a fork.
2. Then add 4 egg yolks to this cake mixture and wrap it well into the sweet potatoes. 
3. Next, add finely grated coconut to your prepared cake batter and continue whisking. 
4. Then put melted butter and condensed milk into the sweet potato cake mixture. Whisk everything properly to avoid the formation of lumps. 
5. Lastly, add some baking powder to the batter and give it a final wrap with a spatula. 
6. Pour this sweet potato cake batter into a baking tray. Don’t forget to use parchment paper. 
7. Bake this creamy sweet potato cake for a total of 1 hour at 390°F. 

2. Fried Sweet Potato Cake 

Trust us, your kids will fall in love with this simple recipe of Fried Sweet Potato Cake. This easy sweet potato cake recipe is a must-try for all the mothers out there. 

Ingredients 

• 2-3 Boiled and mashed Sweet Potatoes 
• ½ cup of All-purpose Flour 
• Cooking Oil 

Recipe Guide 

1. Add all-purpose flour to the mashed Sweet Potatoes and knead this into a tight dough. 
2. Next, make small square or triangle-shaped sweet potato cakes with your hands and a spatula.
3. In a frying pan, heat some cooking oil and deep fry the sweet potato cakes. 

3. One-Pan Sweet Potato Cake 

This recipe for a sweet potato cake will be ready in just 30 to 45 minutes. The best part is you don’t require a microwave oven for this delicious cake recipe. 

Ingredients 

• 1 large-sized Sweet Potato, boiled 
• 2 whole eggs
• Grated Coconut 
• 3-4 tbsp. of Honey
• Cooking Oil 

Recipe Guide 

1. To begin this recipe, start with mashing the boiled sweet potato with a hand masher, you can also use a fork for this process. 
2. Next, add whole eggs to this mixture and whisk it properly to avoid lumps. 
3. Then pour honey on this cake batter and infuse the same into the mixture. 
4. Lastly, add grated coconut powder to this sweet potato cake mixture.
5. Heat cooking oil in a pan and add your cake batter. Spread it evenly in the pan and use a spatula to clean the edges. 
6. Let it cook and crisp on one side and then flip it over with the help of a plate or a pan lid. 
7. Let it be in the pan until your cake looks all crispy and light brown from the other side as well. 
8. Serve this hot with a dash of powdered sugar. 

4.  Indian Style Sweet Potato Bebinca 

Next on our list is a lost Goan recipe, everyone’s favorite, Indian Style Sweet Potato Bebinca. This easy sweet potato cake is perfect for party evenings. 

Ingredients 

• 3-4 Boiled and Mashed Sweet Potato 
• 3-4 Egg Yolks 
• Sugar
• Vanilla essence 
• Thick Coconut Milk
• 1 tsp. of cardamom powder 
• All-purpose flour
• Dark Caramel Syrup 
• Melted Butter 

Recipe Guide 

1. In a glass bowl, start whisking the egg yolks and sugar. Whisk it thoroughly to melt the sugar and combine it with the egg yolks.
2. Next pour in the coconut milk, vanilla essence, cardamom powder and all-purpose flour into this cake batter and continue whisking. 
3. Finally, add mashed sweet potatoes and combine them well into the cake batter. 
4. Divide the cake mixture into two parts and add dark Caramel sauce to one of the bowls. 
5. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200°C for 10-15 minutes and grease the baking tray with some flour and melted butter.
6. Start building the layers of your Indian Style Sweet Potato Bebinca, by alternating between the white and dark cake mixtures. 
7. Let your cake batter bake for 10-15 minutes! Once your cake is properly cooked, top it up with some more melted butter.
8. Lastly, cool down this sweet potato cake for almost 30 minutes, you can also put it in the fridge for about 15-20 minutes. 
9. Use a clean knife, to get the cake out of the baking tray and slice it up beautifully for your guests. 

5. Chunky And Gooey Sweet Potato Brownies 

This easy sweet potato cake recipe is perfect for chocolate lovers. Get ready to indulge in some Chunky And Gooey Sweet Potato Brownies. 

Ingredients 

• 1 Big Orange Sweet Potato, boiled and mashed
• Cocoa powder 
• All-purpose flour 
• Peanut butter 
• Melted butter 
• Brown sugar 
• Vanilla essence 
• Choco chips 

Recipe Guide 

1. First, add melted butter, peanut butter, brown sugar and vanilla essence into a glass bowl. Start whisking to combine all the ingredients. 
2. Next, add all-purpose flour and continue whisking. Then, drop your mashed potato into this brownie mixture. 
3. Once you get a good consistency, add the chocolate chips and then spread your brownie mix evenly in a baking tray. 
4. At this moment, you also add some extra choco chips on top of your Sweet Potato Brownies. Bake and serve it hot with a side of silky smooth vanilla ice cream. 

Key Takeaways

For all those people who are vegetarian and vegan, sweet potatoes can be a good alternative food option. The good thing is this can easily replace your daily eggs. In case you want to make a delicious gluten-free sweet potato cake, that is also possible! You just need to grind oats to replace all-purpose flour and then you can easily make yourself some vegan cake.

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