Yam Cake - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

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.
Add dry ingredients and mashed yams, pecans and vanilla.
Mix thoroughly. Put into greased tube pan and bake in moderate oven at 350\u00b0
for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Cool.
Slit cake horizontally and spread filling between sections.