This spiced sweet potato cake with caramel cream cheese frosting is studded with soft bites of sweet potato and crunchy walnuts.
Sweet Potatoes Vegetable Oil Bourbon Spices Walnuts Frosting
1
Peel and shred your sweet potatoes, and set them aside.
2
Whisk eggs, sugar, oil, and bourbon. Mix dry ingredients and gradually add to wet batter.
3
Fold the walnuts and grated sweet potatoes into the batter.
4
Divide the batter evenly between two greased and lined 8-inch round baking pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
5
Allow the cake layers to cool completely before being frosted.
6
Begin to make the frosting by whipping cold, cubed butter until it’s light and fluffy.
7
Beat in cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, heavy cream, bourbon, and caramel sauce.
8
Spread frosting on a cake board, then add the first cake layer.
9
Pipe frosting on top and invert the second cake layer over the first.
10
Create a crumb coat around the outside edge with frosting, then chill it in the freezer for 5-10 minutes.
11
Take the cake out and use the remaining frosting to frost the sides and top of the cake.
12
Decorate as desired, and enjoy!