Sweet Potato Bundt Cake with Orange Glaze
This Sweet Potato Bundt Cake is ultra-moist, rich, sweet, and spicy, with a simple, but fresh citrus glaze. Looking for an uncomplicated and easy bundt cake recipe that delivers big on fall vibes, try this Sweet Potato Bundt Cake recipe!
Servings 8
Ingredients
For sweet potato bundt cake:
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups mashed cooked sweet potato
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 tsp. ground clove
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
For orange glaze & topping:
- juice and zest of 1 large orange
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts optional
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar and eggs until thick and pale.
- Add oil, butter, and vanilla, beating until combined.
- Add sweet potato, beating until just combined.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and ground clove.
- Gradually add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk to the sweet potato mixture in the mixing bowl, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
- Beat until just combined after each addition.
- Spread batter into a greased bundt pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes, or until edges are golden, and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for 20 minutes.
- Loosen edges of cake carefully with a knife, and invert cake onto a serving plate.
- Cool completely.
For orange glaze:
- In a small bowl, whisk together orange juice, orange zest, and powdered sugar.
- Drizzle over cooled cake.
- Sprinkle with walnuts, if desired.
- Cut and serve.