Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min.

Yield: 9 Servings

20 25 45

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/3 cup mashed potatoes (without added milk and butter)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in mashed potatoes and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
Pour into a greased and floured 9-in. square baking pan; sprinkle with walnuts. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely. Dust with confectioner's sugar. Yield: 9 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 piece equals 308 calories, 16 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 47 mg cholesterol, 228 mg sodium, 36 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake in Reminisce Extra November 2011, p73