Sweet Potato Nut Bread

By mirving

Ingredients

• 1 cup soft butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 2/3 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
• 3/1 /2 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
• 2/3 cup cold strong coffee

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter, shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each. Blend in sweet potatoes. Combine dry ingredients; add nuts, and stir into creamed mixture alternately with the cold coffee. Pour batter in 2 greased loaf pans. Bake at 375 for 1 hour. Cool in pans 10 minutes.