Name: Sweet potato tea cake
Yield: one 9x5" loaf
Ingredients: Unsalted butter (for pan); Cake batter:; 180g (1⅓ cups) plus 185g (1 Tbsp.) plain (all-purpose) flour [double: 360g] [+50%: 270g]; 1½ tsp. baking powder [double: 3 tsp.] [+50%: 2¼ tsp.]; ½ tsp. bi-carb soda [double: 1 tsp.] [+50%: 1 tsp.]; 2 tsp. ground cinnamon [double: 4 tsp.] [+50%: 3 tsp.]; 1 tsp. ground nutmeg [double: 2 tsp.] [+50%: 2 tsp.]; ¼ tsp. ground cloves [double: ½ tsp.] [+50%: ½ tsp.]; 1 cup (255 g) puréed sweet potato (about ½ a potato) [double: 500g] [+50%: 380g]; 180ml (¾ cup) canola or other neutral oil [double: 1½ cups] [+50%: 270ml]; 265g (1⅓ cups) sugar [double: 530g] [+50%: 400g]; 3 large eggs [double: 6 eggs] [+50%: 4 - 5 eggs]; Meringue:; 135g (⅔ cups) sugar; 3 large egg whites; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; Note - if using X-large eggs (65g per egg) then 3 egg whites makes heaps of meringue, enough for 2+ cakes.

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(Servings: one 9x5" loaf)

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Unsalted butter (for pan)

Cake Batter

180g (1⅓ cups) plus 185g (1 Tbsp.) plain (all-purpose) flour [double: 360g] [+50%: 270g]

1½ tsp. baking powder [double: 3 tsp.] [+50%: 2¼ tsp.]

½ tsp. bi-carb soda [double: 1 tsp.] [+50%: 1 tsp.]

2 tsp. ground cinnamon [double: 4 tsp.] [+50%: 3 tsp.]

1 tsp. ground nutmeg [double: 2 tsp.] [+50%: 2 tsp.]

¼ tsp. ground cloves [double: ½ tsp.] [+50%: ½ tsp.]

1 cup (255 g) puréed sweet potato (about ½ a potato) [double: 500g] [+50%: 380g]

180ml (¾ cup) canola or other neutral oil [double: 1½ cups] [+50%: 270ml]

265g (1⅓ cups) sugar [double: 530g] [+50%: 400g]

3 large eggs [double: 6 eggs] [+50%: 4 - 5 eggs]

Meringue

135g (⅔ cups) sugar

3 large egg whites

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Note - if using X-large eggs (65g per egg) then 3 egg whites makes heaps of meringue, enough for 2+ cakes.

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

350kcal

17%
Fat

15g

23%
Saturated Fat

3g

15%
Carbohydrates

50g

16%
Fiber

3g

12%
Sugar

30g

60%
Protein

5g

10%
Cholesterol

50mg

16%
Sodium

200mg

8%

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Imported & edited by @jantho

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