SWEET POTATO CUPCAKES Recipe
I need no say how cupcakes are popular all over the world.
That is the main reason why I from now and then feature a cupcake recipe.
Japanese-style cupcakes seem to be still new. They naturally come with different ingredients. Have you ever thought of making one with sweet potato.
Sweet potato is satsuma imo/薩摩芋 in Japanese and they originally came from Central America.
The recipe below is very simple and should be easily expanded.
Ingredients
- For 2 large 10Ã10 cm cupcakes (can of course be divided into smaller ones)
- Sweet potato: 200 g
- Sugar: 30 g
- Dry raisins: 30 g
- All purpose flour: 50 g
- Butter: 60 g
- Egg: 1
- Baking powder: half a teaspoon
- Powdered sugar: a little
Directions
- -Set a microwave oven on âvegetables cookingâ and heat the sweet potatoes. Peel their skins off. Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- -In a food processor drop in flour, sugar, butter, egg and baking powder. Blend. Add sweet potato and blend.
- -Add raisins and mix roughly. Pour into cups. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 25~30 minutes.
- -Once baked sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 358g | |
| Calories 1005 | |
| Calories from Fat 473 | 47% |
| Total Fat 53.74g | 67% |
| Saturated Fat 32.31g | 129% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 315mg | 105% |
| Sodium 491mg | 20% |
| Potassium 837mg | 24% |
| Total Carbs 121.25g | 32% |
| Dietary Fiber 6.8g | 23% |
| Sugars 54.26g | 36% |
| Protein 14.39g | 23% |
