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    Home » Everything Amish » Plain Culture

    The Amish Cook: Restful Week Coming

    Published: Jun 25, 2012 · Updated: Aug 14, 2017 by Kevin Williams | 5 Comments

     

    MASHED POTATO CAKE

    1 cup butter or margarine, softened

    2 cups sugar

    2 eggs

    1 cup cold mashed potatoes

    1 teaspoon vanilla

    2 cups flour

    1 /2 cup cocoa

    1 teaspoon baking soda

    1 cup milk

    Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until fluffy.  Add eggs and beat well.  Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.  Pour into a greased 9 X 13 inch cake pan. Bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes or until cake tests done.

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    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

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    1. Wendy

      June 25, 2012 at 4:26 pm

      I've tossed leftover mashed potatoes into bread dough, but never would have thought of using them in a cake. Great idea!

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    2. Theresa

      June 25, 2012 at 7:59 pm

      I have made this cake only using 2 9" round cake pans & spreading a caramel icing on it!! The icing recipe is : 1/2 c butter cut into cubes
      1 c packed brown sugar
      1/4 c canned/evaporated milk
      1/2 tsp vanilla
      2 c powder sugar
      Cut butter ito cubes & melt over low heat with 1 c brown sugar. Add 1/4 c canned milk & bring to boil stirring constantly. Remove from heat & let cool to room temperature. Mix in 2 c powdered sugar & 1/2 tsp vanilla. spread over top of bottom layer & place top layer on, then spread over top only of top layer. The sides DO NOT get icing. This will serve 10-12

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      • Kevin

        June 26, 2012 at 9:48 am

        Thanks, Theresa, can't have a cake without a compatible icing!

        Reply
      • Pat

        June 26, 2012 at 4:19 pm

        Sounds so good, I'm going to do cake and iceing both.

        Reply
        • Kevin

          June 26, 2012 at 4:21 pm

          Pat, let us know how it turns out and if you can take a picture and email it to me, I'll post it here. Good luck!

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