1912 Caramel Potato Cake Recipe

1912 Caramel Potato Cake Recipe – Fannie Farmer Cookbook Recipe

Cake Ingredients:

½ cup butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

½ cup milk

½ cup hot riced potatoes or mashed

1 cup flour

2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp cinnamon

½ tsp clove

½ tsp nutmeg

½ cup grated chocolate

½ cup chopped nut meats

Method:

Pre heat oven to 350. Cream butter and add gradually, while beating constantly, sugar, then add eggs, well beaten, milk and potatoes.

Beat thoroughly and add flour, mixed and sifted with baking powder, and spices, chocolate and nut meats.

Turn into a buttered and floured cake 8×8 pan and bake in a 350 oven 55 minutes.

Remove from pan and cover with Fudge Frosting.

Fudge Frosting Ingredients:

2 Tbsp butter

1 cup sugar

¼ cup milk

1 square unsweetened chocolate

½ tsp vanilla

Method:

Put butter in saucepan and when melted, add sugar and milk.

Bring to boiling point and let boil ten minutes.

Add chocolate and let boil five minutes, taking care that the chocolate does not adhere to bottom or sides of pan.

Remove from range, add vanilla and beat until the right consistency to spread.