Yellow Yam Fruitcake

Issue 3, 2016

• 18 ozs. dark brown sugar
• 8 ozs. butter or margarine
• 3 eggs
• 2 lbs. yellow yam, peeled and grated
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup rum (preferably dark) and wine combination
• 1/2 lb. mixed fruits, soaked in wine*
• 1 tbsp browning

Direction

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease a baking tin and set aside.
3. Cream sugar and butter and then add the eggs one at a time.
4. Beat in the yellow yam. Add the salt.
5. Alternate folding in the flour and baking powder with the rum/wine combination.
6. Add the soaked fruits and the browning.
7. Mix well then pour into prepared baking tin.
8. Bake for about an hour or until a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean.

Look for yellow yam in African, Caribbean, Latin American and Asian grocery stores
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