Idaho Potato Cake

Name: Idaho Potato Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 16 servings.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 2 cups sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 cup cold mashed potatoes; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup baking cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup 2% milk; 1 cup chopped nuts

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 40 min. YIELD: 16 servings.

Potatoes in dessert? Many cooks never think of the possibility. But this delicious cake gets its moist texture from Idaho spuds. We raise them here on our farm, and our son has also developed and markets potato ice cream! —LaRene Reed, Idaho Falls, Idaho

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup cold mashed potatoes
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup 2% milk
1 cup chopped nuts

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in potatoes and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa and baking soda; add alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in nuts.
2. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 337 calories, 17g fat (8g saturated fat), 60mg cholesterol, 244mg sodium, 42g carbohydrate (25g sugars, 1g fiber), 6g protein.

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