Southern sweet potato pound cake has a spiced rum soak that takes it over the top & makes it the perfect dessert recipe for holiday parties! It's a flavorful cake for the holidays that everyone will be begging you for!
Sweet potatoes
23 Pierce the sweet potato skins with a fork.
24 Bake at 425°F for 40 minutes or until fork tender.
25 Let cool and remove skin.
26 Mash sweet potato with fork or pulse in a food processor until smooth. Don't add anything to it - you want plain sweet potato puree!
Cake
2 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a 10 cup bundt pan with no-stick baking spray, nonstick cooking spray, or lightly grease and flour it.
4 Mix the flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl.
5 Whisk the eggs, melted butter, vanilla, sugar, and brown sugar together in a large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer. If using a mixer just mix on medium speed for a minute or so.
6 Stir in the rum and mashed sweet potatoes until smooth.
7 Add in the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and stir until well blended. If using an electric mixer use low speed and just until all the dry ingredients are blended in - don't overmix.
27 Spoon cake batter into prepared bundt pan. Give it a quick drop on the counter to get the air bubbles out.
8 Bake about an hour or until a toothpick (or long wooden pick) inserted in the center comes out clean or it registers 210°F on an insta-read thermometer.
28 Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack for 10 minutes.
Syrup
11 Combine the water, butter, sugar, and salt in a deep saucepan.
12 Cook over medium heat until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves.
13 Simmer it until it reduces just a little, about 2 more minutes.
14 Remove from the heat add the rum carefully.
To soak
17 Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
18 Remove it from the pan completely.
19 Now, put the cake right back in the pan (this will help it not to stick).
20 Pour the syrup slowly over the warm cake, cover, and let stand for at least 24 hours.
21 Invert onto a cake plate or serving plate and serve. It's pretty dusted with powdered sugar just before serving.
