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Sweet Potato Buttermilk Bundt Cake with Brown Sugar Bourbon Glaze
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Abi K.
February 15, 2018
I made this to use up a huge sweet potato and some buttermilk, I put half in a heart shaped pan, and half in a mini bundt pan, both turned out delicious.
When do you add the chopped pecans?
We happened to have left over bourbon pecan pie filling, so used that to top the heart shaped one. For the bundt, I was taking to a nut free event, so I made dulce de leche in the crock pot (works great - pour the condensed milk in small ball jars) - that worked great too!
When do you add the chopped pecans?
We happened to have left over bourbon pecan pie filling, so used that to top the heart shaped one. For the bundt, I was taking to a nut free event, so I made dulce de leche in the crock pot (works great - pour the condensed milk in small ball jars) - that worked great too!
Nancy T.
April 3, 2016
I have no idea who you are but man, this cake "TAKES" the cake! I am a firm believer in buttermilk recipes for they are always so moist and delish! I may have to go just a little bit more Maker's Mark for this … to each his own! Tnx for getting this recipe out to all who love to cook!
Nancy Thurman … Denver, CO
Nancy Thurman … Denver, CO
carmen H.
May 25, 2015
I'm happy to report that I made this cake yesterday as I had extra buttermilk and sweet potatoes that I had to use. I stumbled across the recipe using my handy-dandy Handpick food app that helps reduce food waste by suggesting recipes using ingredients you already have on hand. My husband gave this cake a "10 or 11" out of a 1-to-10 scale. I bake a lot. For sure, I'd bake this again. A wonderful fall dessert to unveil at a dinner. It's also most definitely worthy for Thanksgiving. I ended up using 5 small to medium sweet potatoes. The brown sugar bourbon glaze is wickedly delicious.
tiptoesinthekitchen
November 17, 2015
Wow, thank you for your comment Carmen (I'm just now seeing it). It's so nice to hear you and your husband liked this so much. Also, I completely need to download that app, it sounds amazing, and right up my alley! :)
Nancy C.
April 6, 2015
This sounds like heaven! A significant number of my friends use no alcohol at all, so I'm thinking of possible substitutions for the bourbon. I like the idea of orange juice, but I'm thinking also of some kind of caramel along with it. Perhaps a tiny bit of molasses or sorghum in the batter, and some caramelized sugar in the glaze. In fact, you could possibly make it praliné with the pecans. I'd use some orange extract, and some vanilla too. I once had candied yams at a Thanksgiving dinner that were treated this way, but IMO way too sweet for an entree side dish.
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gabrielaskitchen
November 12, 2010
I was gonna submit a very similar recipe I adapted from Dorothy Dalquist's Sweet-Potato Bourbon Bundt Cake (via Martha Stewart) but ya beat me to it :) In my rendition of the cake I omit pumpkin spice, use only cinnamon and add the zest of one large orange. I sub fresh orange juice for half the bourbon in the cake batter and increase the amount of bourbon in the glaze to 1/4 cup...so it's boozy enough! Glad to see this recipe on Food52- it's a good one- I'm making it this year for my family's "Southern Soul Food Thanksgiving Potluck"! Yum! Hope you make it to the finals, you have my vote.
kahlfin
November 18, 2010
Thank you so much for the kind words and support! The addition of orange zest and juice sound great too! I hope your Southern Soul Food Thanksgiving goes well, it sounds like a lot of fun - what else are you having?
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