Yam Cake

Name: Yam Cake
Ingredients: 1 c. mashed yams; 2 c. brown sugar, packed; 4 eggs; 1/2 tsp. vanilla; 2 1/2 c. plain flour; 1 tsp. soda; 1 tsp. cinnamon; 1 c. chopped nuts; 3/4 c. butter; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. nutmeg; 1 Tbsp. lemon juice

13 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 c. mashed yams
2 c. brown sugar, packed
4 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. plain flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. chopped nuts
3/4 c. butter
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 Tbsp. lemon juice

Directions

1

Boil yams, mash and let cool.
2

In large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy.
3

Add eggs one at a time, beating after each egg.
4

Stir in lemon juice and vanilla.
5

Sift flour, soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg.
6

Beat into first mixture; add nuts and turn into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
7

Bake at 300° for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean.
8

This recipe was given to me by Mrs. Aleece Lane in 1989.