European Recipe — Irish Potato Cake

Old potato cake recipe of my grandmother's. Good served with fruit.

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup shortening
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¾ cup milk
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ⅓ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 2 cups mashed cooked potatoes
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup raisins

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Add the flour mixture alternately with the potatoes and milk. Stir in nuts and raisins.
3. Pour into a 10 inch Bundt pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 90 to 120 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts

• calories465.5
• carbohydrateContent69.5 g
• cholesterolContent38.9 mg
• fatContent19.6 g
• fiberContent2.7 g
• proteinContent6.2 g
• saturatedFatContent5.9 g
• sodiumContent107.2 mg
• sugarContent42.9 g