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Chocolate Potato Cake Recipe


Chocolate Potato Cake Recipe
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From Taste of Home Magazine by Jill Kinder. Cook time 40-45 minutes.

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Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1-1/2 cup sugar, divided
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 1 cup hot mashed or riced potatoes (no milk, butter or seasoning added)
  • 1-1/2 cups all-poupose flour
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped nuts
  • FLUFFY WHITE FROSTING:
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 2 teaspoons light corn syrup
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
  1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar.
  2. Add egg yolks; beat well.
  3. Add potatoes and mix thoroughly.
  4. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and cloves; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating until smooth.
  5. Stir in vanilla and nuts.
  6. In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy.
  7. Gradually add remaining sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter.
  8. Pour into a greased and floured 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan.
  9. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until cake tests done.
  10. Cool.
  11. Combine first five frosting ingredients in top of a double boiler.
  12. Beat with electric mixer for 1 minutes.
  13. Place over boiling water; beat constantly for 7 minutes, scraping sides of pan occasionally.
  14. Remove from heat.
  15. Add vanilla; beat 1 minute.
  16. Frost cake.
  17. Yield: 16-20 servings.
  18. Editor's Note: Cake is moist and has a firm textrue.

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Comments


Wow this sounds very interesting thank you so much for sharing with me :)


Yum! I love a good moist chocolate cake. Thanks for sending this to me.


Looks wonderful, I love the old potato cake recipes!


Great fantastic choc. cake high5 thanks bunches


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