Yam Cake

Name: Yam Cake
Ingredients: 2 c. sifted flour (plain); 1 1/2 tsp. soda; 1 tsp. salt; 1/2 tsp. cloves; 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon; 1 tsp. nutmeg; 2 c. sugar; 1 1/4 c. cooking oil; 4 eggs; 2 tsp. vanilla; 2 c. mashed yams or sweet potatoes; 1 c. chopped nuts (pecans); Cream Cheese Filling

13 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 c. sifted flour (plain)
1 1/2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 c. sugar
1 1/4 c. cooking oil
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. mashed yams or sweet potatoes
1 c. chopped nuts (pecans)
Cream Cheese Filling

Directions

1

Resift flour with salt and soda, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg. In mixing bowl, combine sugar and cooking oil; mix thoroughly. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition.
2

Add dry ingredients and mashed yams, pecans and vanilla.
3

Mix thoroughly. Put into greased tube pan and bake in moderate oven at 350°
4

for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
5

Cool.
6

Slit cake horizontally and spread filling between sections.