Description
A recipe for Potato Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup margarine or shortening
  
• 2 cups sugar
  
• 4 eggs
  
• 3 squares chocolate, melted
  
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  
• 1 cup cold, prepared Idahoan Original Mashed Potatoes
  
• 2 cups flour, sifted
  
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
  
• 1 teaspoon salt
  
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
  
• 1 tub chocolate frosting

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 375°F.

2. Cream together margarine or shortening and sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time.

3. Stir in melted chocolate and vanilla. Add mashed potatoes and mix well.

4. Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add this sifted, dry mix alternately to batter with buttermilk. Blend well with each addition.

5. Grease and flour baking pans. Distribute batter evenly between three 9-inch layer pans. Bake 20 minutes.

6. Frost with favorite chocolate frosting. Garnish as desired.

Variation: For Chocolate Spice Cake, add 1 teaspoon each cinnamon and allspice to sifted dry mix. One cup raisins or nuts also may be added.

Nutrition
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Serves
Yield: 12 servings

Variations
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