Spiced Sweet Potato Squares with Brown Sugar Glaze

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Spiced Sweet Potato Squares with Brown Sugar Glaze
Donna Pochoday-Stelmach, Morristown, New Jersey

These Spiced Sweet Potato Squares are perfect for fall.

Spiced Sweet Potato Squares with Brown Sugar Glaze
Serves 12
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Ingredients
  1. 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
  2. ½ teaspoon baking soda
  3. ¾ teaspoon salt, plus more for glaze
  4. 1 tablespoon minced candied ginger
  5. 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  6. ½ cup sugar
  7. 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar, divided
  8. 3 large eggs, room temperature
  9. ½ cup canola oil
  10. ½ cup fat-free half-and-half, or milk
  11. 1 teaspoon rum extract
  12. 2 cups finely shredded peeled sweet potato
  13. 2/3 cup pecans, toasted and roughly chopped
  14. ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
  15. ½ cup unsalted butter
  16. ½ teaspoon Madagascar bourbon vanilla extract
  17. 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  18. Garnish: chopped toffee, toasted pecans
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 13x9-inch metal baking pan with baking spray.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, ¾ teaspoon salt, ginger, pumpkin pie spice, sugar, and ½ cup brown sugar.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, oil, half-and-half, and rum extract; add to flour mixture, and stir until combined. Add sweet potato and pecans, and stir until combined. Spread into prepared pan.
  4. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes; transfer to a wire rack, and let stand until warm.
  5. In a small nonstick saucepan over medium-high heat, add cream, butter, vanilla, lemon juice, a pinch of salt, and remaining ½ cup brown sugar; stir until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat, and continue stirring until smooth. Remove from heat.
  6. Pour glaze evenly over cake, and garnish with toffee and pecans. Let stand until glaze sets. Cut into squares.
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