769643 chocolate potato cake

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
⅔ cup Shortening or butter
2 cups Sugar
1 cup Mashed potatoes
½ cup Sweet milk or coffee
2 cups Flour
2 teaspoons Baking powder
¼ teaspoon Salt
½ cup Ground chocolate (prefer Ghirardeli's)
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ground cloves
½ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
1 cup Chopped walnuts
4 Eggs

Directions

Cream butter and sugar. Add beaten egg yolks and hot mashed potatoes. Sift together 3 times, the flour, baking powder, salt, chocolate, spices; add nuts. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake in three (a must) greased 8-inch layer pans at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes. Spread on marshmallow frosting and sprinkle with nuts. (Cake is also very good with a cream cheese icing and nuts.) Submitted By BARRY WEINSTEIN On 03-04-95

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