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Sweet Potato Coffee Cake with Pralines

Sweet Potato Praline Cake {Share the Love}

Libby with Lemony Thyme
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients
  

praline topping...

  • 1 stick butter melted
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

For the cake...

  • 1 stick butter room temperature
  • 4 ounces cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes about 2 medium
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour Bundt cake pan.

For the praline topping...

  • In a medium bowl, combine melted butter, brown sugar, pecans, flour and cinnamon. Mixture will be thick.

For the cake...

  • In a large bowl, cream together butter, cream cheese, and sugars until light and fluffy. Add in vanilla, eggs, and sweet potato and mix until combined.
  • In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Gradually add to sweet potato mixture, beating until combined.
  • Pour half of the cake batter into prepared pan. Crumble about 1/3 of praline mixture over batter. Top with remaining batter and crumble remaining praline mixture on top.
  • Bake for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack before removing from pan. Lay a dinner plate over cake, carefully turn over to release from pan. Then place serving plate on cake and invert again to present.