Fredericksburg German Chocolate Cake
List of Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1 cup shortening
2 cups mashed potatoes (without butter or other seasonings added)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cloves
2 tsps. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
4 eggs
2 tsp. soda
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup cocoa
2 cups flour
2 cups cooked raisins
1 cup nuts, chopped
Recipe
Preheat oven to 350*.
Lightly grease and flour large tube cake pan, large bundt pan or 12"x8"x2" loaf pan.
Cream together sugar, shortening, mashed potaotes, salt, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Be sure all ingredients are thoroughly combined and free from lumps.
Add eggs and beat thoroughly.
Combine soda and buttermilk and let stand a few minutes.
Add cocoa and flour, sifted together, alternately with liquid to creamed mixture.
Stir in cooked, thoroughly drained raisins and chopped nuts.
Bake at 350* for approxomately 50 to 60 inutes, or until toothpick when inserted into center of cake comes out dry and cake is just beginning to pull away from pan.
Do not overbake
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