Down South Yam Cake

Ingredients

• 2 c sugar
• 1 12 c margarine or butter softened
• 1 12 tsp vanilla
• 5 eggs
• 1 16 oz can yams drained reserving 1 Tbsp liquid for frosting
• 3 c all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 12 tsp nutmeg
• 1 c chopped pecans
• 1 c raisins
• 1 8 14 oz can crushed pineapple well drained reserving 14 c liquid for frosting
• 8 pecan halves

Directions

1. In large bowl cream sugar butter and vanilla until light and fluffy add eggs 1 at a time beating well after each addition Cut up yams and add to creamed mixture beating until well mixed Add flour baking powder soda salt cinnamon and nutmeg mix well
2. By hand fold in pecans raisins and pineapple
3. Spoon mixture into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan spread evenly
4. Bake in 325 oven for 65 to 75 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
5. Cool upright in pan 10 minutes then invert on serving plate
6. Spoon frosting over cake allow some to run down sides