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Irish Chocolate Potato Cake


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SPONGE CAKE

2 ounces dark chocolate
1 stick ( 1/2 cup ) butter
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup mashed potatoes ( about 2 medium potatoes )
1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, beaten
4 tablespoons milk

ICING

4 ounces dark chocolate
4 ounces (1/2 cup) double cream or whipping cream
3/4 cup powdered suagr
3 tablespoons Irish cream liquor

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and line two 8 inch cake pans. Melt chocolate in double boiler. ( if melting chocolte in microwave, melt in 20 second intervals. Be careful not to burn delicious chocolate. In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in melted chocolate and mashed potatoes. Sift together flour and salt. Gradually beat in eggs, adding a little flour with each addition. Fold in the rest of the flower and stir in milk. Divide mixture between cake pans and back for about 24 mintues or until top is firm, but springy to the touch. Remove from oven, and after a few minutes turn onto a cooling rack. Make icing. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or microwave. Mix together whipping cream, chocolate, sugar and Irish cream liquor. When cake is cool, add layer of icing between the cakes and then ice the top and sides of cake. You can add shaved chocolate to the top also. Why ? Because you can, while you're sipping some Irish cream while getting a fork, to happily consume.

Disclaimer : Just to note that this cake is " not trouser or sassy capri's friendly ".

Enjoy !


Regards,
Gypsy

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Oh wow, this sounds fantastic! I love potato anything really. I'll have to replace the self-rising flour, though... never keep it on hand. Here's a formula for anyone interested:

 

l cup sifted self-rising flour = l cup sifted all-purpose flour plus 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder and a pinch of salt

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Oh Gypsy I think I love you :puppykiss: this sounds divine.

Going to have to try this methinks..

 

(btw, the 'I love you' bit, don't tell the missus smilie%20shhh.gif ;))

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Okay.... as the evening wore on, this cake wouldn't leave my mind. So I just had to make it.

 

It's awesome! So awesome that my husband just had to take a picture of his piece:

 

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Thank you, Gypsy! This is going straight into my favorite recipes file! :applause:

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Oh you are so welcomed Freki ! How wonderful of you to post a picture of " the Cake. " It.... IS.... such a yummy cake! I think the tators in it make it very moist too. Glad you and Hubster liked it. Thanks for the secret of the flour with the baking soda too. A treasured piece of knowledge, now I have, thanks to you ! I tell ya, this cake I've made it dozens of times for events or family gatherings, the plate is empty when I come home, a hit with everybody with a deep, long lasting, forever and a day, love for chocolate. lol ! It truely is " wickedly delicious ".

Regards,
Gypsy

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Okay.... as the evening wore on, this cake wouldn't leave my mind. So I just had to make it.

 

It's awesome! So awesome that my husband just had to take a picture of his piece:

 

IMG_20110708_023607.jpg

 

Thank you, Gypsy! This is going straight into my favorite recipes file! :applause:

 

That looks so amazing!! Not helping my diet at all!! lol :P

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