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Spicy Sweet Potato Butterfinger Cake

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Try this delicious Spicy Sweet Potato Butterfinger Cake. This is a perfect cake for any occasion and will leave you wanting more.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 9

Ingredients

  • 1 16.5 oz box spice cake mix
  • 1 cup from a 15 oz can Bruce’s Yam Cut Sweet Potatoes in Syrup;
  • drained reserving syrup from can), and smashed
  • 2 whole eggs plus 1 egg yolk
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup sweet potato syrup reserved from can
  • 2 tablespoons dairy sour cream
  • 1 16 oz tub dark chocolate frosting
  • 2 1.9 oz Butterfinger candy bars; chopped

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Spray a 12” x 8” sheet pan with non-stick bakers spray.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, blend together the cake mix, sweet potatoes, eggs, egg yolk, water, vegetable oil, sweet potato syrup (reserved from can) and sour cream.
  • Transfer the the prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes until center is set.
  • Remove from oven and allow cake to rest in pan for 5 minutes before inverting onto a platter.
  • When cake has cooled completely, ice with frosting and sprinkle with Butterfingers candy.