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Sweet Potato Coffee Cake

We're always looking for updated recipes of timeless brunch classics - like this Sweet Potato Coffee Cake. It only takes minutes to mix up, but will provide smiles to anyone who gets a piece. Top it off with a dollop of fresh whipped cream and you've created dessert! Enjoy!

coffee cake with maple sugarIngredients

Streusel topping:
⅓ Cup all-purpose flour
⅓ Cup old-fashioned rolled oats 
⅓ Cup Aunt Patty’s® Maple Sugar 
½ tsp cinnamon
5 Tbsp butter (softened)
Coffee cake:
2 Cups all-purpose flour
1 ¼ Cups Aunt Patty’s® Maple Sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp fine sea salt
¾ Cup sweet potato puree
¾ Cup 2% milk
½ Cup Aunt Patty’s® Virgin Coconut Oil (melted)
2 Eggs
1 ½ tsp vanilla

 

Directions

  1.  Preheat oven to 350℉. Lightly oil a 9” springform pan or square baking pan.
  2. For streusel topping, in a medium bowl combine flour, oats, sugar, and cinnamon. Work butter into mixture with fingertips until crumbly. Set aside.
  3. For coffee cake, in a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together sweet potato, milk, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Batter will be stiff. Spread batter into pan and sprinkle streusel on top.
  4. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving.