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    Irish Potato Cake


    Source of Recipe


    grandmother

    Recipe Introduction


    Irish Potato Cake
    Old potato cake recipe of my grandmother's. Good served
    with fruit. Prep Time: approx. 20 Minutes. Cook Time:
    approx. 1 Hour 30 Minutes. Ready in: approx. 1 Hour 50
    Minutes. Makes 1 - 10 inch tube or Bundt pan (12 servings).

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    List of Ingredients




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    2/3 cup shortening
    2 cups white sugar
    2 eggs
    3/4 cup milk
    2 cups all-purpose flour
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    1/8 teaspoon salt
    2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
    2 teaspoons ground cloves
    2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
    2 cups mashed cooked potatoes
    1 cup chopped walnuts
    1 cup raisins

    Recipe





    Directions
    1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease
    and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan. Sift together the flour,
    baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Set aside.
    2 In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and
    sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a
    time. Add the flour mixture alternately with the potatoes
    and milk. Stir in nuts and raisins.
    3 Pour into a 10 inch Bundt pan. Bake in the preheated
    oven for 90 to 120 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted
    into the cake comes out clean.

 

 

 


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