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Chocolate Potato Torte Cake with Cream Cheese Icing Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 baked potatoes, peeled and boiled (prepare the night before)
1½ c. sifted cake flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp.cloves
1 tsp.nutmeg
1 tsp. allspice
pinch of salt
4 tsp. baking powder
¾ c. salted butter (1 1/2 sticks)
2 c. granulated sugar
3 egg yolks, beaten (I stirred with a fork)
1 c. cold riced potatoes
3 squares melted unsweetened chocolate
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. ground pecans
½ c. cream (half and half)
grated rind of 1 lemon
3 egg whites, beaten stiff

Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 - 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
¼ lb. unsalted butter (1 stick)
1 lb. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and spices together, three times.

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolks, beat. Add cold riced potatoes, beat. Add melted chocolate and vanilla, beat well. Add ground nuts and mix well. Add flour and spice mixture alternately with cream, ending with cream. Beat well after each addition. Mix in grated lemon rind. Fold and mix in beaten egg whites.

Bake torte in large spring form pan or a 10 x 3 inch round cake pan which has been well buttered and lightly floured. (I use a baker's spray)

Place in pre-heated 400º oven and bake for 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300º and bake for another 40 minutes. Test a bit with toothpick before to see if cake is done.

Cool on rack before removing from pan. Frost when cool.

Cream Cheese Frosting:
Cream softened butter and cream cheese and vanilla well with mixer. Gradually add the powdered sugar and beat until fluffy.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
With my oven, I end up baking another 30 minutes checking every 10 minutes with toothpick.

 

 

 

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