Description
A moist and flavorful sweet potato cake with warm spices and a cinnamon brown sugar swirl, topped with a smooth vanilla icing. This easy dessert combines the comfort of honey bun flavors with the richness of sweet potato.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (15.25-ounce) box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup whole milk
- ½ cup sweet potato puree
- 4 large eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Pinch of salt
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar, sifted if lumpy
- 3 tablespoons whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Coat a 9×13-inch baking pan with non-stick spray and line with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, milk, sweet potato puree, eggs, oil, and vanilla extract. Whisk until well combined and smooth.
- In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Mix until well combined.
- Pour half of the cake batter into prepared pan and spread to edges. Sprinkle brown sugar filling evenly over batter. Pour remaining cake batter over the filling.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- For icing: combine powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth.
- Cool cake in pan for 15 minutes, then transfer to cooling rack. Pour icing over cake and smooth with spoon back.
- Let icing set for 10-15 minutes before slicing into 12 pieces and serving.
Notes
- Use Duncan Hines yellow cake mix for best results
- Sift powdered sugar if lumpy for smooth icing
- Line pan with parchment paper for easy removal
- Some brown sugar filling may remain visible after adding top batter layer
- Allow icing to set before cutting for cleaner slices
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12 of cake)
- Calories: 385
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 295mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 65g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 62mg
Keywords: sweet potato cake, honey bun cake, cinnamon cake, brown sugar cake, easy dessert, sheet cake