Sweet Potato Cake
Ingredients
2 lbs sweet potatoes | ||
2 tbs unsalted butter | ||
3/4 cup dark brown sugar | ||
1/4 cup dark rum | ||
1/4 cup raisins | ||
4 eggs | ||
1/2 cup milk | ||
zest from 1 lime | ||
1 tbs lime juice | ||
1/2 tsp nutmeg | ||
1/2 tsp cinnamon | ||
1 tsp kosher salt | ||
2 tsp baking powder |
Directions:
- Peel and slice the sweet potatoes and cook with enough water to cover until tender. About 25 minutes.
- Drain and mash.
- While still warm mix in the butter, sugar and rum.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, then add the milk, raisins, grated zest and lime juice.
- Sift together the cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and baking powder and mix well into the sweet potatoes.
- Pour the mixture into a greased 9×5 loaf pan.
- Bake for about 1 hour in a preheated 350 degree oven.
- Let cool for a few minutes in the pan then turn onto cake rack to cool.
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