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Chocolate Sweet Potato Cake

Ingredients

  • 1/2 large sweet potato
  • 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate 3 squares
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup 1 stick butter
  • 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup milk I used lactaid

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line 10" round baking pan with parchment on the bottom.
  • Spray parchment lined pan with cooking spray on bottom & sides. Set aside.
  • In microwave safe bowl- place sweet potato in with enough water to cover bottom.
  • Pierce sweet potato several times- microwave approx 10 minutes. Turn over- microwave another 5-10 minutes until soft like a baked potato. Set aside.
  • Melt chocolate in microwave safe bowl - about 20 seconds. Set aside.
  • In large bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, salt. Set aside.
  • In small bowl, remove skin from sweet potato- mash with fork until no more lumps remain.
  • Use electric mixer, beat butter & brown sugar until fluffy.
  • Beat in eggs one at a time.
  • Reduce mixer to low- mix in mashed sweet potato & then melted chocolate.
  • Add flour & turn on low- pouring in milk as it mixes the flour into mixture.
  • Spread batter into your prepared pan.
  • Bake 35-48 minutes- or until toothpick test is clean.
  • Cool in pan 15 minutes.
  • Flip onto wire rack to cool completely.
  • Flip back to right side onto serving plate.
  • Sprinkle powdered sugar or add icing of choice to taste.