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ISO: Irish Potato Cake

Pam Williams

I am new at this. In fact I just saw this on the internet today. We use to make an Irish potato cake at thanksgiving and Christmas and we have lost the recipe. I know it has potatoes, nuts and raisins in it. If anyone has a recipe please post it. Thanks a lot!! Pam Williams

Recipe: Irish Potato Cake

leeza

Hope this is like the one you remember.

IRISH POTATO CAKE

3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar, divided use
4 eggs, separated
1 cup hot mashed or riced potatoes (no added ingredients)
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup raisins

FROSTING:
2 egg whites
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/3 cup water
2 tsps light corn syrup
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract

Cream butter and 1 cup sugar. Add egg yolks; beat well. Add potatoes and mix thoroughly. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and cloves; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating until smooth. Stir in vanilla, nuts and raisins. In a clean mixing bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add remaining sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter. Pour into a greased and floured 13x9x2 inch baking pan. Bake at 350� for 40 to 45 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool.

For frosting, combine first five frosting ingredients in top of a double boiler. Beat with electric mixer for 1 minute. Place over boiling water; beat constantly for 7 minutes, scraping sides of pan occasionally. Remove from heat. Add vanilla; beat 1 minute. Frost cake.

Yield: 16 to 20 servings