Chocolate Potato Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Time to Prepare this Recipe 1 hours Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 45 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 1376 calories per serving view nutrition facts
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Ingredients

1 cup mashed potatoes hot
2/3 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 large eggs separated
2 cups flour, all-purpose sifted
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2/3 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup milk
Frosting
1 package cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon butter
2 cups powdered sugar

Directions

Cake:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolks and hot mashed potatoes and mix well. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa. Add flour mixture alternately with milk to sugar mixture. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold in.

Pour into 2 greased and lightly floured 9 inch layer cake pans.

Bake 45 minutes or until done.

Cool on rack for 5 minutes before removing from pans. When cold- frost with cream cheese frosting.

Frosting:

Mix cream cheese, vanilla, butter and powdered sugar together and frost cake.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 420g
Amount per Serving
Calories 1376 32% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 50.0g76%
 Saturated Fat 30.0g148%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 279mg93%
Sodium 931mg39%
Total Carbohydrate 226.0g75%
 Dietary Fiber 6.0g25%
 Sugars 162.0g
Protein 17.0g35%
Vitamin A 33%  Vitamin C 6%
Calcium 19%  Iron 32%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Grilled, Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

Really easy, really good! A little salty for my taste--I'd suggest using 1/2 the salt. My kids liked it without the cream sauce.

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