Sweet potato and strawberry cake

A soft, delicately fragrant cake where the sweetness of sweet potato meets the freshness of Fiordifrutta Strawberries and red fruit for a naturally indulgent dessert.

by Sandra Bekkari

Difficoltà

Difficulty

Easy

Durata

Duration

60 min

Dosi

Servings

6

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 75 g raw cane sugar (or coconut blossom sugar)
  • 175 g sweet potato purée*
  • 50 g yoghurt (or plant-based alternative)
  • 100 g finely desiccated coconut
  • 75 g ground almonds
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 70 ml groundnut oil
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 2 tbsp Fiordifrutta Strawberries and wild strawberries

Method

Whisk the eggs until frothy and gradually add the cane sugar. Whisk until the mixture has roughly doubled in volume.

Add the sweet potato purée, yoghurt, desiccated coconut, ground almonds, bicarbonate of soda, groundnut oil and a pinch of salt. Then pour the batter into the tin.

Add Fiordifrutta Strawberries and wild strawberries to the batter.

Bake in a preheated oven at 175 °C for 45 minutes (test with a knife: if it comes out clean, the cake is done).

Leave to cool.

*Note: peel 270 g sweet potato, steam or boil and mash. Weight as purée = 175 g.

Make this recipe with

Fiordifrutta Strawberry & Wild Strawberry 250g

€3,99

Made with organic strawberries and wild strawberries harvested from April to August, soft and fresh, perfect for those seeking a sweet and iconic taste.

Weight

Recipe by

Sandra Bekkari

For around 25 years, Sandra Bekkari has been guiding people towards a healthy lifestyle. In 2008 she developed the Sana method, a simple and achievable 7-step plan centred on enjoying good, natural food. Her books have sold around 600,000 copies, and with her own cooking show she taught Flanders to eat healthily and with pleasure. Today Sandra works with a network of some 30 Sana coaches, nutritionists and dietitians who successfully apply her method in their practice every day.

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