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Down South Yam Cake Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
  • In large bowl, cream sugar, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add yams to creamed mixture, beating until well mixed.
  • Add flour, cinnamon, soda and nutmeg; mix well. By hand, fold in pecans, raisins and drained pineapple. Spoon batter into prepared pan; spread evenly.
  • Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool upright in pan 10 minutes. Invert onto serving plate. Cool completely.
  • In medium saucepan, heat frosting over medium heat just until melted, stirring constantly. Spoon over cooled cake, allowing some to run down sides.

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    " It was excellent "
    sharyl4 ate it and said...
    Sounds good...now for the non-baker-that-I-am question...what is a "tube pan"? Thanks !! :) :) :)
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    " It was excellent "
    momo_55grandma ate it and said...
    wow gotta make this love yams-sweet potatoes yeah high5 across the board. thanks
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    " It was excellent "
    jett2whit ate it and said...
    Yum!
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