Lazy Man's Simple Sweet Potato Casserole

• 3 (40 ounce) cans sweet potatoes (drained) or 3 (40 ounce) cans yams (drained)
• 4 eggs, well beaten
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 12 cup butter
• 14 cup milk or 14 cup cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (optional)
• 12 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup self rising flour
• 34 cup coconut flakes
• 2 cups pecans (optional)

1. Turn oven on to 350 degrees.
2. For Casserole:.
3. Put all ingredients into a large bowl and beat with a hand mixer until smooth.
4. Pour into a greased 13x9 casserole dish and smooth out.
5. Do not place in oven until you put topping on --
6. For Topping.
7. Pour all ingredients (except butter and pecans) into a bowl.
8. Cut butter up into tablespoon sections and place into bowl.
9. You can use a hand mixer, potato masher, or a fork to incorporate butter into the topping mixture.
10. If using a hand mixer, be careful not to turn mixer on a high speed because the flour will fling out of the bowl and all over you and your kitchen -- :).
11. Mix it up until butter crumbs are about pea sized.
12. Rough chop the pecans if they are whole then put the pecans in and mix up by hand with a fork or spoon.
13. Finally:.
14. Spread topping mixture over casserole and bake in a 350 degree oven for 40-50 minutes.

sweet potatoes, eggs, white sugar, brown sugar, butter, milk, vanilla, salt, pumpkin pie spice, butter, brown sugar, flour, coconut flakes, pecans

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lazy-mans-simple-sweet-potato-casserole-401921 (may not work)