Potato Cake

Name: Potato Cake
Ingredients: 2 c. sugar; 1 c. butter; 1 c. Irish potatoes, creamed; 1/2 c. sweet milk; 2 c. flour; 1 c. raisins, cooked; 4 eggs, well beaten; 3 Tbsp. cocoa; 1 Tbsp. cloves; 1 Tbsp. allspice; 1 Tbsp. cinnamon; 1 Tbsp. nutmeg; 1 Tbsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 c. chopped pecans; 1/2 c. cherries, chopped

16 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. butter
1 c. Irish potatoes, creamed
1/2 c. sweet milk
2 c. flour
1 c. raisins, cooked
4 eggs, well beaten
3 Tbsp. cocoa
1 Tbsp. cloves
1 Tbsp. allspice
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 Tbsp. nutmeg
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped pecans
1/2 c. cherries, chopped

Directions

1

Cream butter and sugar; add the well beaten eggs; mix well, then add the creamed potatoes.
2

Mix well.
3

In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa, cloves, allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon.
4

Add this sifted mixture and milk a little at a time to the mixture of butter, sugar and eggs.
5

After this mixture is mixed well, add the nuts and cherries.
6

Bake for approximately 1 hour at 375°.
7

Test with toothpick to determine when done.
8

This cake can be made in a loaf or in layers (I prefer layers).