Cameroonian Sweet Potato Cake

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

2 pounds sweet potatoes

1 cup butter

4 eggs

1.25 cups sugar

Lime zest

2 tablespoons rum or whisky

Butter for greasing the pan

Cooking Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Boil the sweet potatoes for 20 minutes, then drain. Peel the sweet potatoes while they are still warm and mash with a fork. Mix with the butter. Whip the eggs together with the sugar until white. Add the lime zest and mix both into the sweet potato mixture. Add the rum. Pour the batter into a buttered cake pan. Cook for 1 hour. Let cool then turn upside-down onto a plate and serve.

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