How to Make Cakes Like Grandma Made: Chocolate Potato Cake and Dark Spice Cake

<h1>How to Make Cakes Like Grandma Made: Chocolate Potato Cake and Dark Spice Cake</h1>Author: <a title="Grandma Linda" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/grandma-linda/78999.htm">Grandma Linda</a> Sometimes it seems like no one baked like Grandma.  Trips to her house were always special and the cakes she would set out were something to remember.  Here are some recipes from my grandmothers kitchens.  Chocolate Potato Cake has a surprising ingredient of 1 cup of mashed potatoes in the batter.  The Dark Spice Cake is made without eggs or milk making it a unique recipe. CHOCOLATE POTATO CAKE 2 cups flour 1/2 cup cocoa 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 cup shortening 2 cups sugar 4 eggs 1 cup mashed potatoes 1 tsp vanilla 1/3 cup milk 1 cup chopped nuts Stir together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. In a large mixing bowl, mix shortening and sugar beating until light; add eggs and beat until mixture is light and fluffy. Add the potatoes and vanilla mixing until well blended. Stir the flour mixture into the creamy mixture, alternating with the milk. Stir in the nuts. Pour into a greased 13 x 9x 2-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes. Frost with your favorite chocolate frosting or dust top with powdered sugar. DARK SPICE CAKE 1 cup white sugar 1 cup raisins 1 cup water 1/3 cup lard 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 cup cold water 1 tsp baking powder 2 cups flour Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Boil together sugar, raisins, 1 cup of water, lard, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon until the raisins soften, about 5 to 10 minutes. Allow the mixture to cool. Mix the soda in the 1/2 cup cold water and add to the raisin mixture. Add the baking powder and flour. Stir all ingredients together and pour into a well greased and floured 8 x 11-inch pan. Bake until done. This is not a typing mistake; no eggs or milk are used in this recipe. Enjoy!About the Author: Grandma Linda is a collector of vintage recipes. She enjoys sharing these old-time recipes on her blog at <a target="_blank" href="http://grandmasvintagerecipes.blogspot.com">http://grandmasvintagerecipes.blogspot.com</a>Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/desserts-articles/how-to-make-cakes-like-grandma-made-chocolate-potato-cake-and-dark-spice-cake-1020540.html" title="How to Make Cakes Like Grandma Made: Chocolate Potato Cake and Dark Spice Cake">How to Make Cakes Like Grandma Made: Chocolate Potato Cake and Dark Spice Cake</a>

Sometimes it seems like no one baked like Grandma. Trips to her house were always special and the cakes she would set out were something to remember. Here are some recipes from my grandmothers kitchens. Chocolate Potato Cake has a surprising ingredient of 1 cup of mashed potatoes in the batter. The Dark Spice Cake is made without eggs or milk making it a unique recipe.

CHOCOLATE POTATO CAKE

2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup mashed potatoes
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup milk
1 cup chopped nuts

Stir together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. In a large mixing bowl, mix shortening and sugar beating until light; add eggs and beat until mixture is light and fluffy. Add the potatoes and vanilla mixing until well blended. Stir the flour mixture into the creamy mixture, alternating with the milk. Stir in the nuts. Pour into a greased 13 x 9x 2-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes. Frost with your favorite chocolate frosting or dust top with powdered sugar.

DARK SPICE CAKE

1 cup white sugar
1 cup raisins
1 cup water
1/3 cup lard
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup cold water
1 tsp baking powder
2 cups flour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Boil together sugar, raisins, 1 cup of water, lard, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon until the raisins soften, about 5 to 10 minutes. Allow the mixture to cool. Mix the soda in the 1/2 cup cold water and add to the raisin mixture. Add the baking powder and flour. Stir all ingredients together and pour into a well greased and floured 8 x 11-inch pan. Bake until done. This is not a typing mistake; no eggs or milk are used in this recipe.

Enjoy!

Grandma Linda is a collector of vintage recipes. She enjoys sharing these old-time recipes on her blog at http://grandmasvintagerecipes.blogspot.com

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