Sweet Potato Chocolate Cake

From the wonderful cookbook Plant Powered Families by Dreena Burton.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, Spray coat 8x8 baking pan and line with parchment to fit.
For this recipe I used 4 med sized sweet potatoes.

In a large bowl mix:
1 cup flour, white, spelt or white whole wheat
1/3 cup coconut sugar*
1/4 cup non-dairy chocolate chips
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda

In a blender place:
3/4 cup cooked, peeled orange sweet potato
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Blend until smooth and place into the dry ingredients above.

Place in the pan and bake for 20-25 min.

Frosting:
Place all in a blender and puree until smooth:
3/4 cup coconut sugar (blend until powdery 1 1/2 cup of sugar with 1 T arrowroot or corn starch)
1 cup cooked, peeled sweet potato
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 - 3/4 cup powdered sugar to taste* (opt my addition to make a sweeter frosting. )
1/2 cup raw cashew butter or almond butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
2-5 T nondairy milk
1 teasp vanilla


*why coconut sugar?