Sweet potato and blueberry loaf

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The mashed sweet potato in this cake can be substituted with squash, pumpkin, parsnips, carrots or a mixture of all five

Sweet potato and blueberry loaf

SERVES

8

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

10

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

90

MINUTES

CUISINE

Irish

COURSE

Baking

Method

  1. Line a 2lb loaf tin with parchment and preheat your oven to 170°C.

  2. Beat the mashed sweet potato with the oil, vanilla, eggs and sugar.

  3. Mix the flour, cardamon, cake spice, baking powder and bread soda together in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and mix in the wet ingredients until completely combined and you have a smooth batter. Stir in the blueberries.

  4. Scoop the batter into your prepared tin and bake for an hour and a half or until a skewer comes out clean. Once cool enough to handle, gently remove from the tin and place onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Ingredients

  • 250g cooled, mashed sweet potato

  • 180ml rapeseed oil

  • 1 tsp vanilla

  • 3 eggs

  • 200g light muscovado sugar

  • 185g plain flour

  • 1 tsp ground cardamon

  • 1 tsp ground cake spice

  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder, sieved

  • ½ tsp bread soda, sieved

  • 80g blueberries

Method

  1. Line a 2lb loaf tin with parchment and preheat your oven to 170°C.

  2. Beat the mashed sweet potato with the oil, vanilla, eggs and sugar.

  3. Mix the flour, cardamon, cake spice, baking powder and bread soda together in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and mix in the wet ingredients until completely combined and you have a smooth batter. Stir in the blueberries.

  4. Scoop the batter into your prepared tin and bake for an hour and a half or until a skewer comes out clean. Once cool enough to handle, gently remove from the tin and place onto a wire rack to cool completely.

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