Irish Sweet Potato Sourdough Tea Cake
This tea cake is soft, fluffy, and bursting with the rich, natural flavor of sweet potato. The best part? It’s so delicious on its own, you won’t even miss the frosting! Its earthy sweetness and comforting taste make every bite a treat.
Recipe by: Hannahmae Dela Cruz | Makeitdough
Ingredients
200 grams Bako Sweet Organic Orange Sweet Potato (approx. 1 small sweet potato, finely grated)
2 eggs
150 grams brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
75 grams oil
56 grams sourdough discard
28 grams whole milk
180 grams all purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cinnamon
Directions
Prep:
Preheat the oven to 325 F with a rack in the middle. Line the bottom of an 8-inch cake with parchment paper.
Make the batter:
Whip the eggs, vanilla and sugar until light and fluffy using the whisk attachment, about 3 minutes. (2 eggs, 150 grams brown sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla)
With the mixer on, stream the oil into the egg mixture slowly to emulsify the batter.
Switch to the paddle attachment and add the wet ingredients and grated sweet potato into the batter.
Mix all the baking soda, salt and cinnamon in the batter. Add the flour in a third at a time to prevent too much gluten formation.
Bake:
Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake the cake for 45 to 50 minutes until the top is domed and looks golden.
Without taking the cake out of the oven, turn off the heat and allow the cake to sit in the oven for an additional 10 minutes. This will allow the delicate crumb to set without sinking.
Transfer the cake to a wire rack and dust with powdered sugar.
Enjoy and store:
This cake is best enjoyed the day it is baked but will keep well in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
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Sweet potatoes are a great source of potassium, fiber, vitamin C, vitamin A and is a low glycemic index food. Find out more on our Nutritional Facts page.
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Sweet potatoes have a much thinner skin than a yam and tastes delicious when cooked. Yams have a thick bark like skin that needs to be cut away before cooking. Learn more about their differences on our Sweet Potatoes VS. Yams page.
