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Chocolate Potato Cake Recipe

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I won grand champion honors in a potato festival baking contest with this moist chocolate cake. The icing recipe can be doubled for real sweet tooths. A great-grandma, I've spent over 85 years on the farm.

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Chocolate Potato Cake Recipe

Prep: 40 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield: 10-12 Servings

40 25 65

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup cold mashed potatoes (without added milk and butter)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup milk
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
CARAMEL ICING:
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup evaporated milk
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one 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 two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. 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. Yield: 10-12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 671 calories, 31 g fat (15 g saturated fat), 101 mg cholesterol, 374 mg sodium, 94 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 8 g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate Potato Cake in Country Woman September/October 2005, p39

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Reviewed on Jan. 23, 2013 by Halfways

A dense , moist light chocolate taste...Very good..I made this into cup cakes..with a chocolate frosting topping. I am making this tomorrow as well for a young women's activity with a chocolate gauche filling and light flavored chocolate frosting..Yumm ~~

Reviewed on Oct. 20, 2011 by Wingedratty

Best homemade chocolate cake ever! My picky little siblings adored it (I did not tell them about the potato)! I used raw sugar instead of regular sugar, and rice milk instead of regular milk. Turned out great.