The opening section introduces readers to the unique culinary creation that is the Chocolate & Mashed Potato Cake. It describes the cake’s texture, taste profile, and the unexpected yet harmonious blend of ingredients.
Chocolate & Mashed Potato Cake
Yes, you can actually add mashed potato to your chocolate cake! It may not sound ideal but once you’ve tried this
recipe, you’ll think that potatoes and chocolates are actually a wonderful match.
Serving Size: 8
Preparation & Cooking Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Ingredients:
Butter for greasing
Flour for dusting
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ cup cocoa powder (unsweetened)
2 oz. chocolate, chopped
½ cup butter
1 ½ cups white sugar
2 eggs
¾ cup cooked mashed potatoes
⅓ cup milk
Instructions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease your cake pan with butter and dust with flour.
Combine the cocoa powder, all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
Add the chopped chocolate to a saucepan over medium heat.
Cook while stirring until melted.
Turn off heat and set aside.
Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy.
Stir in the eggs, melted chocolate and mashed potatoes.
Gradually add the chocolate mixture to the flour mixture.
Pour the cake batter into the cake pan.
Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
Let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
