Heat oven to 375

Roast sweet potatoes until fork tender. Cool and peel them.

Place peeled potatoes in a large pot and heat through.

Add spices, 1stick of butter, 1 cup cream and 1 cup brown sugar to the potatoes and spoon into a baking dish.

For the topping, heat 1stick of butter with 1\2 cup brown sugar. Add cream and pecans and let simmer for a minute but make sure it doesn't burn.

Top the potatoes with the nuts and bake for 20 mins.