Potato Cake

Name: Potato Cake
Ingredients: 2 cups white sugar; 4 teaspoons cocoa; 3/4 cup butter or margarine; 1 cup raisins; 5 eggs (fold whites last); 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1/2 cup nuts; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1 cup hot mashed potatoes; 1 teaspoon vanilla

14 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

2 cups white sugar
4 teaspoons cocoa
3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 cup raisins
5 eggs (fold whites last)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup nuts
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup hot mashed potatoes
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1

Cream butter and sugar; put in egg yolks, then mashed potatoes. Put spices, cocoa, and baking powder in flour.
2

Put soda in buttermilk and alternate with dry ingredients.
3

Add raisins and nuts.
4

Fold in egg whites last.
5

Grease and flour 13x9x2 inch pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.
6

Cool.
7

Frost with Caramel Frosting.