Sweet Potato Cakes

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Summary

Yield	8 Servings
Source	Favourite Sierra Leone Recipes by Pamela Greene
Prep time	30 minutes
Cooking time	45 minutes
Total time	1 hour, 15 minutes

Description

Mashed sweat potato flour and milk.

Ingredients

1⁄2 cup

fat

1 cup

sugar

2

eggs

1 cup

sweat potato (mashed)

2 cups

flour (all-purpose)

1⁄2 teaspoon

salt

2 teaspoons

baking powder

1⁄4 teaspoon

soda

1⁄2 teaspoon

cinnamon

1⁄2 teaspoon

nutmeg (grated)

1⁄4 teaspoon

cloves

1⁄2 cup

milk

1⁄2 cup

nuts (chopped)

Instructions

How to make Sweet Potato Cakes?
Method:- Baking
1. Cream fat, add sugar gradually and cream well.
2. Add eggs, beating well after each one is added.
3. Add sweet potatoes and mix well.
4. Sift together rest of dry ingredients, add alternately with milk to the creamed mixture beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
5. Add nuts and mix well.
6. Bake in a greased 9"x9"x2" loaf pan at 350° F (moderate oven) for 40-45 minutes.