Down South Yam Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 5 eggs
• 1 (16 ounce) can cut yams, drained
• 3 cups all-purpose flour (make sure they are lightly spooned into measuring cup and leveled off)
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 (8 1/4 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained well
• 1 (15 3/4 ounce) can ready-to-spread coconut pecan frosting

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees. grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
• 2 in large bowl, cream sugar, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy. add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3 cut up yams; add to creamed mixture, beating well until combined thoroughly.
• 4 add flour, cinnamon, soda, baking powder, salt and nutmeg and mix well.
• 5 by hand, fold in pecans, raisins and drained pineapple. spoon batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly. bake for 60-70 minutes, or until tothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 6 cool upright in pan for about 10 minutes, then invert serving plate and cool completely.
• 7 meanwhile, in medium saucepan, heat frosting over medium heat just until meted, stirring occasionally. spoon over cooled cake, allowing some to run down sides.