Print Recipe
Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake
 
recipe image
Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Ready In: 45 Minutes
Servings: 9
Ingredients:
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/3 cup mashed potatoes (without added milk and butter)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
confectioners' sugar
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in mashed potatoes and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
2. Pour into a greased and floured 9-in. square baking pan; sprinkle with walnuts. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely. Dust with confectioner's sugar. Yield: 9 servings.
By RecipeOfHealth.com