2 c. sugar
1 c. butter
16 oz. can yams, drained
3 c. self-rising flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. raisins
8 1/2 oz. well-drained crushed pineapple
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
5 eggs
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 c. nuts

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour tube pan. Blend sugar, butter, vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time. Add cut up yams. Spoon flour in measuring cup; level off. Add flour, cinnamon, soda, nutmeg. Fold in pecans, raisins, pineapple. Put in pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 60-70 minutes. Cool. Frost with coconut-pecan frosting.