sweet potato coffee cake

I was on a mission. A sweet potato using-up mission. Sitting at my computer and trusting my fate to a Google search, I sifted through recipe after recipe, hoping that one would speak to me. And then, out of nowhere, it hit me.

A pineapple craving.

Uh…now what?

Well, we all know that a sweet potato is basically the autumn-bred lovechild of a pumpkin and a potato (NOTE: this is not actually true. It is in fact more like a tuberous morning glory. Thanks, Wiki). So I broadened my search to include pumpkin recipes, and then I found it. Pumpkin coffee cake! I hadn’t taken a breakfast goodie in to work yet, so this spoke to me. But alas, no pineapple.

Of course, the nature of the blog is experimentation, right? Nothing ventured, nothing gained? In the spirit of adventure, I just dumped some pineapple in (or rather, gently folded it into the finished batter – I do have some discretion) and hoped for the best.