Recipe: Mashed Potato Cake

Joan' I know this will sound very strange, but a lady from my church made one and it really was quite good! I haven't made one yet but I am going to soon as I have any leftover potatoes.

Mashed Potato Cake

1 cup butteer or margarine, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup cold mashed potatoes
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon bakind soda
1 cup milk
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

cream butter and sugar until fluffy. add eggs, one at a time beating well after each. blend in
potatoes and vanilla. combine flour, cocoa and soda in small bowl, mix well. add alternately with
the milk blending well after each adition. stir in nuts. pour into a greased sheet cake pan (recipe
calls for (13x9x2) bake at 350* for 40 to 45 minutes or until cake tests done. cool on wire rack.

she told me the recipe diddn't call for any frosting, but she used a good sour cream frosting from
the store (Betty Crocker)

Enjoy!