Coffee Can Sweet Potato Bread

I added this recipe to my new holiday ebook Home for the Holidays. Link below. https://www.spillingthesweettea.com/product-page/home-for-the-holidays-digital-cookbook

Since social media went crazy over my mom‘s sweet potato biscuit recipe, I figured I would start a sweet potato recipe series for my followers. I LOVE sweet potatoes and I could eat them every day. With the holiday season approaching, this sweet potato bread recipe is perfect to make for Thanksgiving or to give away as gifts for the holiday season. I have to pay homage to the sweet lady who inspired me to share this recipe. Ms. Romona was a dear family friend and also the secretary at my family's small business for 19 years. During the holiday season, Ms. Romona would bake every staff member and my parents sweet potato bread. Her sweet potato bread was always so moist and delicious and very unique because she would bake her bread in old coffee cans. She would wrap each circular loaf in foil and put a bow it as a gift to us. My dad loved her sweet potato bread and would enjoy a little piece each morning with a cup of coffee. It was a bit difficult to find an old school coffee can because the majority of the coffee cans in the grocery store today are made of plastic. You must use a metal one and if you really want it to look like the ones that Ms. Romana would bake then the can must have rings around the inside of the can. The brand of coffee that I was able to find that resembled the ones she would use was the Cafe du Monde brand. I truly hope you enjoy this recipe and share it with your family and friends this holiday season. If you can't find a metal coffee can, you can certainly bake the bread in loaf pans. I can't wait to share more sweet potato recipes with you in the next few weeks.
 

Ingredients Needed for Sweet Potato Bread

1 1/2 cups of white sugar
 1/2 cup of vegetable oil
 2 eggs
 1 ¾ cups sifted all-purpose flour
 1 teaspoon of baking soda

1/4 teaspoon of salt

1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
 1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg

1/3 of cup water
 1 cup cooked and mashed sweet potatoes, about 1 baked sweet potato

1/2 cup of finely chopped pecans

 Directions to Make Sweet Potato Bread

1. In a standing mixer, combine sugar and oil; beat well. Add eggs and beat well. In a separate bowl, combine sifted flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir flour mixture into egg/sugar mixture alternating with water. Stir in sweet potatoes and chopped nuts.

2. Spray an empty 16oz coffee can with canola oil and dust the entire can with flour. Pour batter a little more than half way in the coffee can. Place coffee can directly on the oven rack. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. Remove from the oven and let the bread sit in the can for 15 mins. You should see that the bread has pulled away from the sides. Place a plate on top of the can and invert the can to release the bread onto the plate. Allow the bread to completely cool. Slice into rounds and enjoy with a cup of coffee.