Irish Potato Cake recipe

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Ingredients

⅔ cup shortening
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
¾ cup milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
⅛ 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

Nutrition Info

465.5 calories
carbohydrate: 69.5 g
cholesterol: 38.9 mg
fat: 19.6 g
fiber: 2.7 g
protein: 6.2 g
saturatedFat: 5.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 107.2 mg
sugar: 42.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

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.

Recipe Yield

1 10-inch Bundt cake

Recipe Note

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

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