Healthy Living Recipes

Sweet Potato Pound Cake

Preparation time: 25 minutes
Serves: 12
Serving size: 1 slice

Ingredients

• 1 cup reduced-fat margarine
• 1 cup sugar (optional: use Sugar Twin)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 1/2 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
• 1 cup egg substitute
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp butter-flavored extract
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp cinnamon

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Cream the margarine and sugars in a large bowl until fluffy. Add the sweet potatoes, egg and vanilla and beat for 2 minutes.

2. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour the batter into a nonstick loaf pan (spray with nonstick spray) and bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Exchanges
4 1/2 Carbohydrate
1 Fat

Calories 370
Calories from Fat 70
Total Fat 8 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 467 mg
Carbohydrate 70 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Sugars 40 g
Protein 6 g