Chocolate Potato Cake Recipe
Summary
Difficulty LevelEasyHealth IndexAverage
Ingredients
| Cake flour | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Soda | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Butter | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 4 , separated | |
| Vanilla | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Potatoes | 1 Cup (16 tbs), riced | |
| Sour cream | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1/2 cup chopped almonds or pecans | ||
| 4-oz. package sweet baking chocolate, grated | ||
Directions
Sift flour, measure and resift 3 times with soda and salt.
Cream butter and 1/2 cup of the sugar together until mixture is light and creamy.
Beat egg yolks until thick and add to creamed mixture.
Add vanilla and stir until well mixed.
Rice potatoes while hot.
Measure very lightly, do not pack into measuring cup.
Combine potatoes and cream and beat until light, and then add to creamed butter mixture.
Add the sifted dry ingredients in 3 portions and mix after each addition.
Stir in the nuts and chocolate.
Beat egg whites until frothy, not dry.
Gradually add remaining sugar, beating until mixture will stand in soft peaks.
Fold quickly and thoroughly into batter.
Pour into a 9-inch tube pan that has bottom lined with thin, plain paper.
Do not grease.
Bake at 350° F.
(moderate oven) for 50 minutes or until cake tests done.
Set on a rack to cool before removing from pan.
Cream butter and 1/2 cup of the sugar together until mixture is light and creamy.
Beat egg yolks until thick and add to creamed mixture.
Add vanilla and stir until well mixed.
Rice potatoes while hot.
Measure very lightly, do not pack into measuring cup.
Combine potatoes and cream and beat until light, and then add to creamed butter mixture.
Add the sifted dry ingredients in 3 portions and mix after each addition.
Stir in the nuts and chocolate.
Beat egg whites until frothy, not dry.
Gradually add remaining sugar, beating until mixture will stand in soft peaks.
Fold quickly and thoroughly into batter.
Pour into a 9-inch tube pan that has bottom lined with thin, plain paper.
Do not grease.
Bake at 350° F.
(moderate oven) for 50 minutes or until cake tests done.
Set on a rack to cool before removing from pan.
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