Name: Sweet-Potato-Cake Ice Cream Sandwich with Caramel Sauce and Praline
Yield: 12 Servings
Ingredients: 1 small red-skinned sweet potato; 1 cup all-purpose flour; ½ cup cake flour; ½ tsp salt; ½ tsp baking soda; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp ground ginger; ½ tsp ground nutmeg; 1½ cups sugar; ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 tsp vanilla extract; ½ cup sour cream; 3 large eggs; 1 cup sugar; 1½ cups whipping cream; 1 tsp fresh lemon juice; Nonstick vegetable oil spray; ½ cup sugar; ½ cup toasted pecans, coarsely chopped; 6 cups vanilla ice cream, slightly softened

This reader requested recipe is from the April 2003 issue (pictured above).

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