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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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