Irish chocolate Potato Cake

By LRay

From the cookbook " Out of Old Nova Scotia Kitchens". Cabrini's Celtic Kitchen. Irish Recipes.

Ingredients

• 1 cup Butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 1 cup cold mashed potatoes
• 1 cup sour milk
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the ingredients in order given. Pour into 2 greased and lined 9" layer pands an bake in a 350 degree oven for 35 minutes or until done. Cool in pans for 10 minutes then turn out and cool on racks. Fill and ice with chocolate butter icing. Because this cake is very moist and will keep beautifully it needs a a good rich icing that will keep well and not dry out.