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Although there are more robust ingredients that come to mind when people think of fall flavors — pumpkin, apple and maple, to name a few — to me, it’s all about sweet potatoes. The growing season goes up until the first frost, and until then my family grows bunches and bunches of the sweet, starchy vegetable. My favorite thing to make with sweet potatoes ? A sweet potato cake.

I’m the designated baker in my friend group, and throughout fall I make a sweet potato sheet cake because it’s quick, easy, and feeds a crowd. Cream cheese frosting adds a nice zesty, creamy contrast to the cake. Sweet potatoes are sweet and earthy, and when cooked and added to a cake batter they lend structure and moisture, and make for a delicious not-too-sweet tre

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