Sweet Potato Pound Cake With Maple-Vanilla Glaze
- 1-1/4 cups Bob's Red Mill Unbleached White All-Purpose Organic Flour
- 1/4 tsp. Bob's Red Mill Baking Soda
- 1/4 tsp. Bob's Red Mill Baking Powder
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
- 8 Tbsp. unsalted butter (softened)
- 1-1/4 cups brown sugar
- 3/4 cup organic sweet potato puree
- 1-1/2 Tbsp. maple syrup
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. almond extract
- 2 eggs (room temperature)
- 1/3 cup sour cream (room temperature)
Maple-vanilla glaze
- 4-5 Tbsp. heavy cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp. maple syrup
- 1 tsp. vanilla bean paste
- Pinch salt
Optional topping
- 1-2 oz. pecans (toasted & chopped)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 8-½ x 4-½-inch loaf pan and line pan, including up the sides, with parchment paper.
- In mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices until no clumps remain.
- In large mixing bowl, or in bowl of stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, mix softened butter and brown sugar for 3-4 minutes. (Note: The mixture won't cream together, and this is okay.)
- To same large mixing bowl, add sweet potato puree, maple syrup, vanilla extract and almond extract. Mix until smooth. (Note: The mixture will look a little clumpy, but comes together at the end.)
- Add one egg and mix until completely combined before adding second egg.
- Mix in sour cream, then carefully fold in flour mixture until combined. (Note: A few streaks of flour in the mixture can remain. Do not overmix.)
- Into loaf pan, pour batter and smooth out top with rubber spatula. Bake 65-75 minutes, or until wooden skewer comes out with a few moist crumbs. Let cool in pan about 10 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack before glazing.
Maple vanilla glaze
- In mixing bowl, combine heavy cream, powdered sugar, maple syrup, vanilla bean paste and salt. Whisk until smooth, adding more cream or powdered sugar until desired consistency is reached. (Tip: Desired consistency is thick but still pourable enough to drip slowly down sides of cake leaving nice drip lines.)
- Allow cake to cool completely before glazing. (Note: This is important for glaze to remain set on sides of cake.)
- Onto cooled cake, pour glaze and let it drip down sides. Top with chopped toasted pecans, if desired.
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