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    home » Recipes » Lunchbox Recipes

    Sweet potato gingerbread- low sugar, freezer friendly

    Published: Mar 27, 2017. Modified: Oct 21, 2020By:Kylie·This post may contain affiliate links·

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    In the interests of making "ugly" cakes, I've been trying to incorporate as much fruit and veg as I can into my baking. So I bring you...an ugly cake... sweet potato gingerbread. Why ugly cakes? So...preschool doesn't like "cake" and I know that my little guy needs something in his lunchbox to keep him going, so effectively I'm making ugly cakes no-one would suspect were cakes to get around the system. You can't blame me for trying.

    sweet potato gingerbread

    Personally, I love gingerbread and so do my kids. Mister Kidgredients, not so much, so he was unimpressed by this version. But, I've tested it on an independent person, my bloggy friend Fiona, because I totally believe in this cake...and she loved it...so I'm calling it a winner. It's low in sugar too which makes it an immediate winner in our house. I think you could go so far as to cut out the coconut sugar altogether if that suits you better!

    sweet potato gingerbread

    Putting sweet potato in a cake isn't a new thing, it is an awesome addition to many things such as the chocolate brownies I'm planning on perfecting this week. Now sweet potato- it makes cake really fudgy, like to the point where you might think it's undercooked, but it isn't. This sweet potato gingerbread takes 40 minutes at the most and you just want the skewer to come out clean. Don't worry if the cake is really dense when you slice it, it really is cooked, I promise.

    If you're a veggie smuggler, then we already know this is going to appeal, but if you aren't this is one you really should try anyway. It's not veggie smuggling if you tell them that it's got veggies in it. this is the perfect flavour for autumn, so there is no better time to eat this than right now if you're downunder!

    sweet potato gingerbread

    See how cute the top of the loaf is? Well, that's purely from my extreme artistic cake carving skills. LOL. It's a tin made like that from Nordicware...and I'd never used it before today. Just use a normal loaf pan!

    sweet potato gingerbread

    Sweet potato gingerbread

    Delicious sweet potato gingerbread, perfect for the lunchbox, great for freezing, low sugar!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: lunchbox
    Cuisine: Modern Australian
    Prep Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 14 slices
    Calories: 86kcal
    Author: Kylie
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    Ingredients

    • 450 grams sweet potato about 2 medium sweet potatoes
    • 55 grams butter
    • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
    • ¼ cup coconut sugar
    • 2 tsps ground ginger
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 1 cup plain flour
    • 1 egg
    • ¾ milk
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius (355F)
    • Peel, dice and steam the sweet potato until super soft. Mash with a fork until super smooth. You could use a stick blender if you prefer.
    • Melt the butter and maple syrup together and add to the sweet potato, then add all the other ingredients.
    • Mix until well combined and lump free.
    • Pour into a greased loaf pan.
    • Bake at 180 degrees celsius (355F) for 40 minutes cool on a wire rack. 
    • Slice and serve or freeze in slices.

    Notes

    Please note all nutritional values are approximate.

    Nutritional Information

    Calories: 86kcal | Carbohydrates: 13.3g | Protein: 2.4g | Saturated Fat: 1.2g | Cholesterol: 7.9mg | Sodium: 39.8mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 4.3g
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    1. Faye Rhodes says

      June 10, 2017 at 8:16 pm

      Omg - this is amazing! Like pumpkin pie! Thank you for the recipe.

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    2. Kylie says

      March 29, 2017 at 10:13 am

      It’s super cute isn’t it? I bought it in Hawaii. Of all places! But I fell in love with how gorgeous it was, so glad to have finally put it to good use. You could totally make this!

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    3. Kylie says

      March 29, 2017 at 10:10 am

      it's super cute isn't it? I bought it in Hawaii. Of all places! but I fell in love with how gorgeous it was, so glad to have finally put it to good use. You could totally make this!

      Reply
    4. meetoo says

      March 28, 2017 at 9:12 pm

      I am in love with your tin... as that is a seriously cute looking cake (not ugly!). We have a baking Friday thing at work and people either try to do super healthy that tastes amazing or crazy ridiculous gourmet... I can't do fancy stuff so I reckon I might make this!! Guess I'd better test it out on the kids first ;-p

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