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Chocolate Potato Pound Cake

List of Ingredients




Serves 12

2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup prepared Instant Mashed Idaho Potatoes, cold
3/4 cup sour milk or buttermilk
Directions:

Preheat oven to 375° F. Sift together flour, soda and salt.
Cream together butter or margarine and sugar. Add eggs one at a time; beat thoroughly after each addition. Add melted chocolate, vanilla and mashed potatoes; mix well after each addition.
Grease and flour baking pans. Bake two 8-inch round pans for 55 minutes, 9-inch tube pan for 1 hour, 13x9x2-inch pan for 45 minutes. Inserted toothpick should come out clean when cake is done.

Variations: For Chocolate Spice Cake add 1 teaspoon each cinnamon and allspice to sifted dry ingredients. One cup raisins and/or 1 cup chopped nuts may be added.


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