Sweet Potato Tea Bread

3 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 1/2 cups self-rising flour
2 cups sweet potatoes (mashed)
2/3 cup water
4 eggs beaten
1 cup raisins (coat with flour)
1 cup chopped nuts (coat with flour)
3 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons nutmeg
2 teaspoons vanilla

Cream sugar and oil. Add eggs, sweet potatoes and water. Gradually add flour and seasonings. Mix in raisins and nuts.
Spray 2 loaf pans with cooking spray and coat with flour. pour in mixture.
Bake at 325 deg for 1 hour or until tests done. Cool and glaze.

Glaze: Milk, confectioners sugar, vanilla and lemon juice.