Sweet Potato Nut Bread

Ingredients

• 12 c soft butter or margarine
• 12 c shortening
• 2 23 c sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 c cold mashed sweet potatoes
• 3 12 c sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 12 tsp nutmeg
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 c chopped walnuts
• 23 c cold strong black coffee

Directions

1. Cream butter shortening and sugar
2. Add eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition
3. Blend in sweet potatoes
4. Sift together dry ingredients add nuts
5. Stir into creamed mixture alternately with cold coffee
6. Pour batter into 2 greased 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pans and 8 greased muffin pan cups
7. Bake in moderate oven 375 for 1 hour for loaves and 25 minutes for muffins or until they test done in center
8. Cool 10 minutes remove from pan and cool completely
9. Makes 2 loaves plus 8 muffins