Sweet Potato Cake
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Scaled ingredient total2,541 g
1 ingredient amount is excluded from this total because no weight or volume equivalency is available.
Prep Method 6
- 1.Cook the sweet potatoes in salted water until tender and drain well.
- 2.Pass the sweet potatoes through a food mill, then weigh.
- 3.Whisk the sweet potato puree, butter, cream, and egg yolks by hand until smooth.
- 4.Whisk the dry ingredients into the sweet potato mixture until smooth.
- 5.In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, make a medium-stiff peak French meringue with the egg whites, sugar, and vanilla bean seeds. Fold into the sweet potato mixture.
- 6.Liberally sprinkle mixed, untoasted nuts on top of the cake before baking at 350ºF (177ºC).
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Sweet Potato PureeThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Unsalted Butter$1.5179
Purchase item nameGreat Value Sweet Cream Unsalted Butter, 16 oz, 4 Sticks
Purchase cost$3.06
Purchase unit16 ounce_mass
Date added2026-08-08
Item ID #10315054
Vendorwalmart
Heavy Cream$0.7054
Purchase item nameGreat Value Heavy Whipping Cream, 32 oz Carton
Purchase cost$4.74
Purchase unit32 ounce_mass
Date added2026-08-08
Item ID #10450340
Vendorwalmart
Egg YolksThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Granulated Sugar$0.1958
Purchase item name10 LB SUGAR
Purchase cost$6.58
Purchase unit10 pound
Date added2026-07-10
Item ID #980250647.0
Vendorsams_club
All-purpose Flour$0.0944
Purchase item nameGreat Value All-Purpose Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour, 5 lb Bag
Purchase cost$2.38
Purchase unit5 pound
Date added2025-11-26
Item ID #10403017
Vendorwalmart
Baking PowderThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Egg WhitesThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Granulated Sugar$0.3917
Purchase item name10 LB SUGAR
Purchase cost$6.58
Purchase unit10 pound
Date added2026-07-10
Item ID #980250647.0
Vendorsams_club
Vanilla BeanThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Total Yield2,500 g
Total Cost$2.9052
Cost Per G:$0.0012
Cost Per Serving$2.9052
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- Sweet Potato Puree: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
- Egg Yolks: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
- Baking Powder: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
- Egg Whites: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
- Vanilla Bean: Density cannot convert count to mass
Nutrition label
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Serving size1 servings per scaled recipe · 2500 g each
Ingredient nutritional data8 of 10 connected
!Sweet Potato PureeAdd nutritional data1125 g›✓Egg YolksEgg, yolk, raw, fresh280 g›✓Egg WhitesEgg, white, raw, fresh270 g›✓Granulated SugarSugars, granulated270 g›✓Unsalted ButterButter, stick, unsalted225 g›✓Heavy CreamCream, heavy135 g›✓Granulated SugarSugars, granulated135 g›✓All-purpose FlourFlour, wheat, all-purpose, unenriched, unbleached90 g›✓Baking PowderLeavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate11 g›!Vanilla BeanAdd nutritional data›Nutrition Facts
1 servings per scaled recipe
Serving size1 serving (2500 g)
Amount per serving
Calories3390
% Daily Value*
- Total Fat 309g
- 396%
- Saturated Fat 54g
- 271%
- Cholesterol 3690mg
- 1230%
- Sodium 1800mg
- 78%
- Total Carbohydrate 491g
- 178%
- Dietary Fiber 3g
- 10%
- Total Sugars 3g
- Protein 87g
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving contributes to a daily diet. A 2,000 calorie diet is used for general nutrition advice.
Draft calculation · 56% mapped. Scaled batch: 3386 kcal. Nutrition and allergen analysis must be professionally verified before regulatory use.
Additional details
- Yield: one half sheet pan
- This cake can also be baked in cake pans.
- It is best to add the vanilla bean seeds to the meringue toward the end of the mixing process.