Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, butter a 9x5 loaf pan.

Step 2

Beat the melted butter and brown sugar in a medium bowl until well incorporated. Add the sweet potato, maple syrup, eggs, milk and vanilla. Beat until well incorporated.

Step 3

Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon,salt and nutmeg together. Make a well in the center of the four, add the sweet potato mixture and 3/4 cup pecans, stir together until just incorporated.

Step 4

Pour and spread the mixture evenly into your prepared pan. Sprinkle 1/2 cup pecans evenly over the top of the batter. Bake 50 - 60 minutes until done or tests done with a toothpick. Cool for about 15 minutes before removing loaf from the pan to a cooling rack.