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Cake-Chocolate:Potato Cake

Source of Recipe

recipecircus/sue


Recipe Introduction

The surprise ingredient in this cake, mashed potatoes, keeps it exceptionally moist. This is a great dessert to take to a friend's house for dinner too! To serve I plate it up with a coating of raspberry puree, place a wedge slice of cake on top with either a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whip cream. Use your imagination plate it up differently-maybe white chocolate sauce with fresh raspberries!!!

List of Ingredients







1 c. sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1/2 cup mashed potatoes, cold and plain
1 c. all-purpose flour
1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch nutmeg (I use fresh grated)
1 pinch salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
confectioners' sugar for dusting cake




Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9-inch round cake pan and line the base with waxed paper or parchment paper. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together sugar, oil and eggs. Whisk in potato.

In another bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. Using a spoon or rubber spatula, alternately add the dry ingredients and the buttermilk to the egg mixture, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Spoon the batter into the cake pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the top springs back when touched lightly. Let cool (in pan) on a rack for 10 minutes. Invert the cake onto a rack and let cool thoroughly. Transfer to a plate and sift confectioners' sugar over top. I use a paper doily as template on top of cake and then sift confectioners' sugar.

Makes one 9-inch cake; serves 12.