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Vanilla Potato Cake
For the cake: * 225g mashed cooked sweet potatoes (1 small sweet potato)
* 150g plain flour
* 110g butter
* 100g dark brown sugar
* 50ml yogurt
* 1 egg
* 1 vanilla pod (alternatively you can use vanilla extract but the taste won’t be quite the same)
* 1/2tsp ground nutmeg
* 1tsp baking powder
* 1 pinch of salt
For the icing:
* 100g icing sugar
* 3tbsp freshly made orange juice
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C and butter a cake pan (or use a silicon pan).
* Cream the softened butter with the vanilla seeds scraped out of the pod, sugar, ground nutmeg and salt.
* Add in the egg, slightly beaten.
* Mix well until well blended.
* Add the mashed sweet potatoes and yogurt.
* Combine the baking powder and flour and add to the mixture. Mix well.
* Pour the mixture into the pan.
* Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
* Leave to cool.
* To make the icing, mix the icing sugar with the orange juice.
* When the cake is cool, spread the icing on top.
