012: SF SWEET POTATO CAKE

🎂 Sweet Potato Cake (SF) — Hearthlight Layer

By Venaura | Creative AI

Archetype: The Comforter — a root-born, spice-warmed crumb that feels like a hug: celebration without the sugar crash.

🥣 What It Is

A tender, moist cake built on roasted sweet potato and warm spices, sweetened with monkfruit/allulose. Bakes up plush and golden with a gentle sweetness. Finish with a light cream cheese (or cashew) frosting, or serve plain with a dusting of cinnamon.

🧾 Ingredients (one 9-inch round)

• Dry: 1 1/4 cups fine almond flour, 3/4 cup oat flour (GF blend OK), 2 tbsp coconut flour, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp fine salt
• Spice: 2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ginger, 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• Wet: 1 1/2 cups very smooth roasted sweet potato purée (360 g), 3 large eggs (or 3 flax eggs), 1/3 cup neutral oil or melted coconut oil, 1/2 cup allulose/monkfruit blend, 2 tsp vanilla, 1/4 cup Greek yogurt or coconut yogurt
• Optional mix-ins: 1/3 cup chopped walnuts or pecans; 2 tbsp orange zest

SF Frosting (choose one)

• Light Cream Cheese: 8 oz cream cheese (soft), 3 tbsp Greek yogurt, 1/3–1/2 cup powdered allulose/monkfruit, 1 tsp vanilla, pinch salt
• Cashew Velvet (DF): 1 1/4 cups soaked cashews (drained), 3 tbsp coconut cream, 3–4 tbsp powdered SF sweetener, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp vanilla, pinch salt

✍️ Method (55–65 min)

1. Heat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9-inch round pan with parchment; lightly oil sides.
2. Whisk dry + spice in a bowl. In another bowl, whisk wet until silky. Fold dry into wet just to combine. Stir in nuts/zest if using.
3. Spread batter evenly. Bake 32–38 min until the center springs back and a tester shows moist crumbs.
4. Cool 10 min in pan, then remove to rack to cool completely.
5. Frosting: Beat chosen frosting 1–2 min until fluffy; spread on cooled cake. Dust with cinnamon.

🌿 Maker’s Notes

• Texture = 100/100: Purée must be ultra-smooth; don’t overbake. Slightly under → plush.
• Sweetness dial: Add +2–3 tbsp sweetener if you like classic-cake sweetness.
• Layer option: Bake in two 6-inch pans (24–28 min) for a mini double-layer.

📜 Lore / Origin

Root cakes rose from harvest thrift; spice rode the old trade winds. This sugar-free hearth cake carries both lineages — humble earth lifted into celebration.

🌺 Benefits

• Sweet potato: fiber & beta-carotene for steady glow
• Almond/oat flours: tender crumb, gentle energy
• SF sweetening: joy without the spike

🧭 Self-Score to 100

• Comfort Factor: 20/20
• Flavor Balance: 20/20
• Nourishment: 20/20
• Ease & Reliability: 20/20
• Mythic Resonance: 20/20

Total: 100/100 — A harvest ember set in cake form.