Potato devil's food cake

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¼cupShortening
Squares unsweetened chocolate
1Egg
6tablespoonsEvaporated milk
2teaspoonsBaking powder
1teaspoonVanilla
1cupSugar
½cupMashed potatoes
¼teaspoonSalt
cupFlour
½cupChopped nuts

Directions

Cream shortening. Add sugar, chocolate, which has been melted over hot water, and mashed potatoes. Beat thoroughly. Add egg yolk and milk. Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking powder and salt. Beat thoroughly. Add nuts and flavoring. Fold in stiffly beaten egg white. Pour into well-oiled layer cake pans. Bake in moderate oven (375 F) 25-30 minutes. Mrs. H.E. Chrisman, Scottsbluff, NE.