Sweet Potato- Raisin Cake

Prep: 20min
| Servings: 1 | Cook: 45min
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Sweet potato-raisin cake is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the root vegetable category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 350 g potatoes
  • 200 g Flour
  • 100 g sugar
  • 100 g raisins
  • 40 ml rum
  • 0.5 untreated lemon (grated zest)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cardamom
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 80 g Butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 pinch salt
  • sugar (for dusting)
  • butter (for the springform)
  • 4 tbsp liquid butter (for brushing)

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Soak raisins in rum.

  2. 2.

    Butter a springform pan and dust with crumbs.

  3. 3.

    Peel and grate potatoes. Add flour, sugar, raisins, lemon zest, spices, baking powder, butter, eggs, and salt to the potatoes and knead into a smooth, supple dough. Pour into the pan, smooth the top, and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C fan-forced for about 40-50 minutes (test with a wooden stick).

  4. 4.

    Remove from oven, brush with liquid butter and dust with sugar. Let cool in the pan.