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Sweet potato novelty 'guitar' cake
Photo: Louis Hansel

Sweet potato novelty 'guitar' cake

24 ingredients 2 hr + 2 hr Makes 1 large cake openrecipes

A sweet potato and pineapple flavoured cake in the shape of an electric guitar - make life easier for yourself by having an image of a guitar close to hand when shaping the cake.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1138
Calories
26g
Protein
33g
Fat
186g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 15 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pineapple 1 cup chunks (165g) 82
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Marshmallow not in our table 0
Passion Fruit not in our table 0
Icing not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3¼ x 435g/15½oz tins crushed pineapple
  • 375g/13oz sultanas
  • 750g/1lb 10oz self-raising flour
  • 455g/1lb¼oz light brown sugar
  • 3½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 3½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 3½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1¼ tsp salt
  • 550g/1lb 4oz sweet potato
  • 455ml/16fl oz vegetable oil
  • 13 free-range eggs
  • 6½ tsp vanilla essence
  • 300g/10½oz white marshmallows
  • few drops orange food colouring
  • 600g/1lb 5oz icing sugar
  • 55g/2oz margarine
  • 280g/10oz icing sugar
  • 3 passion fruit
  • 1 free-range egg white
  • 225g/8oz icing sugar
  • 500g/1lb 2oz ready-to-roll fondant icing
  • few drops brown food colouring
  • silver food colouring
  • edible silver balls, optional

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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