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Ingredientes
- Orange Scented Sweet Potato Pound Cake
- 1 cup butter, softened (I use unsalted butter)1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- ¾ cup cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste (or ½ teaspoon powdered ginger)
- 2 ½ cups cake flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cardamom
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange peel (I used the peel of one orange)
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