Down South Yam Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
• In large bowl, cream sugar, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Cut up yams; add to creamed mixture, beating well until combined thoroughly.
• Add flour, cinnamon, soda, baking powder, salt and nutmeg and mix well.
• By hand, fold in pecans, raisins and drained pineapple. Spoon batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly. Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until tothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool upright in pan for about 10 minutes, then invert onto serving plate and cool completely.
• Meanwhile, in medium saucepan, heat frosting over medium heat just until meted, stirring occasionally. Spoon over cooled cake, allowing some to run down sides.

Steps:

• FOR THE CAKE ~ Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Prick yams with a fork in several places, then place on baking sheet & bake until tender, about 45 minutes, then remove from oven to cool.
• When cool enough to handle, peel yams & mash.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F, then, with cooking spray, generously coat inside of a 9"x13" baking dish & set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, allspice & cloves, then set aside.
• In another large mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, beat together mashed yams, granulated sugar, brown sugar & vegetable oil until light & fluffy.
• Beat in egg whites until well combined, then fold in the shredded carrot.
• In a small bowl, stir together buttermilk & carrot juice, then alternately fold this mixture AND the flour mixture into yam mixture, beginning & ending with flour mixture.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan, smoothing the top, then bake 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack.
• FOR THE GLAZE ~ In a medium bowl, stir together powdered sugar, orange juice & orange zest, then drizzle over cooled cake.