Sweet Potato Cake With Maple Icing

Total Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1 cup vegetable oil or 1 cup canola oil
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 3 cups grated fresh sweet potatoes
• 2/3 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup chopped pecans, divided
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon maple extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. grease or spray 13 x 9-inch pan.
• 2 in large bowl, beat oil, sugars, eggs and vanilla with electric mixer until well blended. combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and allspice. stir into egg mixture; mix well. fold in sweet potatoes, cranberries and 3/4 cup pecans. pour into prepared pan.
• 3 bake 35 to 40 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. cool completely.
• 4 to make icing: in large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer until creamy. add remaining ingredients; beat on medium-high speed until smooth and fluffy. spread evenly over cake. sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup pecan pieces.