Sweet Potato Cakes

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs
• 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can mashed sweet potatoes
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Powdered sugar

1. Beat sugar and oil at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Add sweet potatoes, beating well.
2. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients. Gradually add to sweet potato mixture; beat 2 minutes. Stir in pecans and vanilla. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9- x 5-inch loafpans.
3. Bake at 350u0b0 for 55 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans, and cool on wire racks. Sprinkle cakes with powdered sugar.

sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, mashed sweet potatoes, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, pecans, vanilla, powdered sugar

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sweet-potato-cakes-0 (may not work)