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Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 sweet potato
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- ¼ cup raisins
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon powdered ginger
- Powdered sugar
PREPARATION:
- PREHEAT oven to 200C.
- MIX eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla. In another bowl mix the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Then put both together and mix until there are no lumps.
- PEEL and grate the sweet potato. Add to cake mixture.
- ADD the chopped walnuts and raisins.
- PLACE sweet potato cake mixture in a greased baking pan.
- BAKE the cake at 180C for 35 minutes or until you insert a toothpick and it comes out clean. Let the sweet potato cake cool to decorate.
- FILL the sweet potato cake with powdered sugar.
- If you want it sweeter, try this cream cheese frosting.