Pan de Batata [Video+Recipe] Grated Sweet Potato Pudding

Learn how to make pan de batata, a delicious Dominican sweet potato cake with a very exotic combination of spices, aromas and flavors.

📝 Ingredients

• 2 pound [0.9 kg] potatoes
• 1/3 cup coconut oil (, plus extra to grease pan)
• 2 egg (medium)
• 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons of grated ginger ((or 4 tsp ginger powder))
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
• 1 teaspoon clove powder
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (freshly-grated)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped coconut

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- 1. Make batter ---
2. 2Make batter: Peel the sweet potatoes (raw!). Chop and place in a food processor bowl. Grind it to the texture of brown sugar. Add eggs, brown sugar, milk, salt, oil, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg powder. Pulse until you obtain a smooth batter. Mix in the chopped coconut by with a spatula.If you do not have a food processor, grate the sweet potatoes with the least coarse side of your grater, then mix with the rest of the ingredients as instructed above.
3. 3--- 2. Bake ---
4. 4Bake: Grease a small bread loaf pan, if your pan tends to stick, line with greased parchment paper and also grease the paper. Pour the mixture into the pan and bake in preheated oven to 350 ºF [175 ºC] until you pinch with a clean knife and it comes out clean (about 35 mins).
5. 5--- 3. Serve ---
6. 6Serve: Cool to room temperature before removing from the pan. Serve at room temperature with a hot drink of your choice.