Simply Cake recipes

Ingredients:

3-1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon each allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg
3 cups sugar
1 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups cooked mashed sweet potatoes
6 eggs
1-1/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

Mix the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg in a bowl. Beat the sugar, shortening and butter in a mixing bowl until creamy, scraping the bowl occasionally. Beat in the sweet potatoes until blended. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla.