Sweet Potato Spice Snack Cake

A lunchbox favorite and close cousin to gingerbread. Another very easy way to use up leftover baked or steamed sweet potatoes.

In the bowl of an electric mixer combine for about 2 minutes:
2 eggs
1 cup cooked, mashed sweet potato
¼ cup molasses
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
½ cup vegetable oil

Sift together:

1 ½ cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1tsp baking soda
3 tsp ground ginger
½ tsp ground cloves
2 tsp cinnamon

Fold dry ingredients into the sweet potato mixture to combine well but do not over mix. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9x9 inch square baking pan and bake in a 325 degree F oven for 30-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Dust with powdered sugar if desired and serve. Delicious warm or cold; also delicious with butterscotch or rum sauce.

Sweet Potato Spice Muffins

We had some baked sweet potatoes last night for dinner and the leftovers got incorporated into these very easy to prepare, moist and tender spiced muffins. Not a bad addition to any Sunday brunch.

In a large bowl, mix together:

¾ cups sugar
2 eggs
½ cup cooking oil
1 cup sweet potato (mashed or pureed)

Sift together and fold into sweet potato mixture:

1 ½ cups flour
½ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice
¼ tsp cloves
1 tsp ground ginger
½ tsp ground cardamom
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda

Fold in

1 cup golden raisins (optional)

Spoon batter into 12 greased or paper lined muffin tins. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.