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Title: Chocolate Potato Cake
Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Potatoes, Chocolate, Nuts
Yield: 12 Servings
1 c Butter; softened
2 c Sugar
2 lg Eggs; room temperature
1 c Cold mashed potatoes;
- without added milk & butter
1 ts Vanilla extract
2 c A-P flour
1/2 c Baking cocoa
1 ts Baking soda
1 c Milk
1 c Walnuts or pecans; chopped
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1/2 c Butter; in cube
1 c Brown sugar; packed
1/4 c Evaporated milk
2 c Confectioners' sugar
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5
to 7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each
addition. Add potatoes and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, and
baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with
milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in nuts.
Pour into 2 greased and floured 9" round baking pans. Bake @
350 F/175 C until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out
clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from
pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For icing, in a saucepan over low heat, cook butter and brown sugar
until butter is melted and mixture is smooth. Stir in evaporated
milk; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat;
cool to room temperature. Stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla
until smooth. Spread between layers and over top of cake.
Recipe by Catherine Hahn, Winamac, Indiana
Recipe FROM:
https://www.tasteofhome.com
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