Healthy Sweet Potato Sheet Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
This sweet potato sheet cake recipe is moist, warmly spiced, and topped with a maple cream cheese frosting. Easy to make, naturally sweetened, and perfect for any fall celebration!
Ingredients
- 2 cups sweet potato puree
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup avocado oil
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2.5 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/3 cup natural cane sugar
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients
- 12 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup greek yogurt, plain, full-fat
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 orange, zest and juice from orange
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and oil a 9×13-inch glass baking pan (or line with parchment paper for easy removal).
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sweet potato puree, eggs, avocado oil, maple syrup, applesauce, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- To the same bowl, add flour, both sugars, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Mix the cake batter just until no streaks of flour remain – avoid overmixing for the fluffiest texture.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan, spread into an even layer, and bake for 35–40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let the cake cool completely before frosting.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle or whisk attachment, combine cream cheese, Greek yogurt, maple syrup, vanilla extract, orange juice, and zest. Beat on medium-low speed, scraping down the sides as needed, until smooth and creamy. Once the cake is completely cooled, spread frosting evenly over the top of the cake using an offset spatula.
Notes
You can also make the frosting without an electric mixer – simply add the ingredients into a medium bowl and whisk by hand until creamy. A food processor will work for it, too!
Nutrition
Calories: 304kcal, Carbohydrates: 43g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 0.004g, Cholesterol: 56mg, Sodium: 287mg, Potassium: 351mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 20g, Vitamin A: 7542IU, Vitamin C: 10mg, Calcium: 94mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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