Sweet-Potato Layer Cake with Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 2 pounds tan-skinned sweet potatoes
• 3 cups cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• + 14 more ingredients
• • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup golden brown sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 11 ½ cups chopped walnuts
  • ¹¹/₁₂ cup dried cranberries
  • 1 8-ounce package cream cheese
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • ¼ cup candied orange peel
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 ¼ cups powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 400°F. Pierce potatoes with fork; place on small baking sheet. Roast potatoes until soft, about 1 hour. Cool, peel, and mash potatoes. Measure 2 cups mashed potatoes; cool to lukewarm (reserve any remaining potatoes for another use). Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Butter and fl...

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