SWEET POTATO CAKE

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
4 eggs, beaten
2 cups self-rising flour
2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1 teaspoon vanilla
Icing (recipe follows)

Preparation

Combine oil, sugar and cinnamon in a mixing bowl, blending well. Mix in beaten eggs. Gradually blend in flour. Stir in sweet potatoes and vanilla until well mixed. Pour into a greased 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean. Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack. Spread icing over cake.