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Potato Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Barbara

"Mashed potatoes give this chocolate spice cake a wonderful texture."
PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  1 Hr
READY IN  1 Hr 30 Min
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 1 - 10 inch Bundt cake
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 potato, cubed
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 (1 ounce) square semisweet chocolate, melted
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Add potato and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool and mash. Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
  2. Cream butter, gradually add brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in mashed potatoes.
  3. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in melted chocolate and pecans. Pour batter into a prepared 10 inch Bundt pan.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour or until cake tests done. Cool in pan 20 minutes; remove cake from pan, and cool completely before serving.
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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 481

  • Total Fat: 25.6g
  • Cholesterol: 114mg
  • Sodium: 285mg
  • Total Carbs: 59.2g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 2.3g
  • Protein: 6.5g

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