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Spice: Bavarian Spice Chocolate Cake

Source of Recipe

Gourmet 1993


Recipe Introduction

You'll need cold mashed potatoes for this one!

List of Ingredients


1 pkg pillsbury plus devil's food cake mi; x
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup cold mashed potatoes
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup water
3 eggs
1 glaze:
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoon milk
1/2 cup powdered sugar


Recipe

Cake:

Heat oven to 350 degrees (F). Grease and flour a 12-cup fluted tube pan.

In large bowl, blend cake mix, cinnamon, nutmeg, potatoes, butter, water, and eggs until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at highest speed.

Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees (F) for 40-50 minutes. Cool upright in pan 25 minutes; invert onto serving plate. Cool completely.

In small saucepan, blend chocolate chips, 1 Tablespoon butter and milk over low heat until chocolate melts, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in powdered sugar until smooth. (If needed, add a few more drops of milk for desired consistency.) Spoon over top of cake, allowing some to run down the sides.

Garnish as desired.

YIELD; 16 Servings