At a bed and breakfast, I received this dish. Sprinkle brown sugar over the dish when it is ready for an amazing display!
| Prep Time: | 1 hr |
| Cook Time: | 45 mins |
| Additional Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs |
| Servings: | 24 |
| Yield: | 1 – 9×13 inch pan |
Ingredients
- 1 cup margarine
- 2 cups white sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup prepared instant mashed potatoes
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13 inch pan. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Stir in the melted chocolate, vanilla and mashed potatoes. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, mixing just until incorporated.
- Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 205 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 27 g |
| Cholesterol | 33 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 272 mg |
| Sugars | 17 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
that cake is to good 🙂
I put 1/2 c. walnuts in this cake and used cloves instead of allspice. This cake is ok but really a good old chocolate cake is enough without the bother of mashed potatoes. Plus the mashed potatoes I used I could have used for supper but had to more.
I made this cake years ago to add life to a school project. My mom had a box of instant potato mash which we were never going to use so i figured why not. The cake came out moist and smooth. It was not very chocolatey rich but it still made a great tasting cake. Everyone was surprised to learn that it did include potatos and needless to say I got an A* on the project for it made a very interesting presentation.
This was a great tasting, moist cake. It was wonderful still warm, and also good the next day.