Caribbean Sweet Potato Rum Cake With Butter Rum Frosting

Name: Caribbean Sweet Potato Rum Cake With Butter Rum Frosting
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Central American, Caribbean
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 355 milliliters brown sugar (firmly packed); 946 milliliters confectioners sugar; 59 milliliters dark rum; 3 Tbsps dark rum; 4 eggs; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground ginger (or use fresh); 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 59 milliliters juice squeezed from fresh orange; 1 Tbsp fresh orange zest (finely grated); 1 teaspoon fresh orange zest (finely grated); 118 milliliters raisins; 1 teaspoons salt; 473 milliliters mashed cooked sweet potatoes; 118 milliliters unsalted butter; 118 milliliters dried unsweetened coconut; 237 milliliters dried unsweetened coconut; 177 milliliters vegetable oil

Caribbean Sweet Potato Rum Cake With Butter Rum Frosting might be just the Central American recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 24. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 338 calories, 3g of protein, and 15g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour. Head to the store and pick up ground ginger, salt, rum, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Soak the raisins in rum for at least 30 minutes to plump them up.Meanwhile peel, dice and boil sweet potatoes until tender. Mash and let cool.Preheat oven to 350, and prepare 13 X 9 baking pan with cooking spray and a little flour.

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Sweet Potato

Cooking Spray

Raisins

All Purpose Flour

Rum

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Baking Pan

Oven

Combine all of the cake ingredients (except raisins) in a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine. With an electric mixer, mix on medium speed for about 2 minutes. Fold in the raisin/rum mixture.

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Raisins

Rum

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Hand Mixer

Mixing Bowl

Spread into the prepared baking pan and bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the cake completely before frosting.To make the frosting, melt the butter in a large saucepan, and allow it to brown just lightly.

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Frosting

Butter

Spread

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Baking Pan

Toothpicks

Oven

Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat and add the remaining frosting ingredients. Beat until smooth and creamy. You can add a little additional rum, orange juice, or water to thin it if necessary, or add a little confectioners sugar if you need to thicken it.

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Powdered Sugar