***Saw this recipe on The Martha Show. The woman who invented it won a $10, 000 prize in a contest! Looks easy to make, not to mention delicious
.Ingredients:Butter-flavored nonstick cooking spray
1/2 Cup unsalted butter, softened
1 Cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 1/4 Cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 can (15 ounce) sweet potatoes, drained and mashed
1/3 Cup buttermilk
1/2 Cup chopped pecans, toasted Caramel-Pecan sauce (recipe follows) Vanilla ice cream, for serving (optional) Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a standard 12 Cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. Beat butter and sugar on medium speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat to combine. In a medium bowl, combine flour and baking soda. Gradually add half the flour mixture to the butter mixture, beating on low speed until blended, scraping the bottom and down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula, as needed. Add remaining flour mixture, and beat until blended. Add vanilla, salt, ginger, cinnamon, sweet potatoes, and buttermilk. Beat on medium speed until smooth. Spoon batter into prepared muffin pan (she used an ice cream scoop on the Martha program). Each cup should be about two-thirds full. Bake until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Transfer pan to wire rack to cool for 5 minutes. Remove warm cakes from pan, and sprinkle with toasted pecans. Top each cake with 2 1/2 Tablespoons caramel-pecan sauce. Serve with vanilla ice cream, if desired. Makes 12 cakes.
CARAMEL-PECAN SAUCE
Ingredients:
1/2 Cup unsalted butter
3/4 Cup firmly packed light-brown sugar
1 Cup heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon instant coffee granules
Directions:
Heat butter and sugar in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves, 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk in heavy cream and coffee granules.
Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and let cool slightly, stirring frequently.
Makes about 2 Cups of sauce.
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