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Sweet Potato Wheat Cake By Ayesha Shaikh

This recipe stands out and creates a magic to your taste buds as it is made from sweet potato and wheat flour and yet tastes absolutely delicious wanting one crave for more.

Serves6-8

Cooking Time1 hour 45 mins.

INGREDIENTS

  • 150 GM's Whole wheat flour
  • 1 TSP Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 200 GM's Milkmaid
  • 75 GM's sugar
  • 75 GM's Softened butter
  • 1 tsp Vanilla essence
  • 4 tbsps Milk or as required
  • 1/2 cup + 1/4th cup sweet potato pureed
  • 1-2 drops purple or pink gel food colour
  • 2 tbsps creamcheese
  • 1 tbsp icing sugar
  • 1.5 tbsps sweet potato puree
  • Some dried edible rose petals for garnish

PREPARATION

  1. 1

    Boil the sweet potatoes. Remove the peels and make a puree by adding 2 drops of purple colour. If required add little milk for fine consistency.
  2. 2

    In a bowl add softened butter, sugar, milkmaid. Beat all the three ingredients till the sugar has incorporated well and it looks creamy in texture. Add vanilla essence and beat once more.
  3. 3

    Seive wheat flour,baking powder and baking soda.
  4. 4

    Mix it with a spatula.
  5. 5

    Add the wheat mixture in two batches to the condensed milk and mix it with help of spatula.
  6. 6

    Once the flour is combined mix it once with the beater.
  7. 7

    Now add milk 2 tbsps at a time and as required.
  8. 8

    Add in the sweet potato puree (room temperature).
  9. 9

    Fold in the puree with the batter.
  10. 10

    The batter should be thick in consistency.
  11. 11

    Grease an 8" tin with butter and dust some flour.
  12. 12

    Preheat your oven at 180^C for ten mins.
  13. 13

    Pour the batter into the mould and bake in a preheated oven for 40-45 mins at 180°C or till the skewer comes out clean.
  14. 14

    Demould the cake and let it cool down.
  15. 15

    For the frosting, in a bowl add creamcheese, icing sugar, sweet potato puree.Mix it well with a spatula.
  16. 16

    With the help of the back of your spoon frost your cake and give it a rustic look. You can garnish it with some dried edible rose petals.
  17. 17

    You delicious and healthy Sweet Potato Cake is ready to be relished.