Potato Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2 c. sugar
3/4 c. shortening
1/2 c. cocoa
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/4 c. coffee
1/4 c. milk
1 c. mashed potatoes (hot)
4 eggs
raisins and nuts (optional)

Preparation

Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) cake pans.
Cream together until fluffy, sugar and shortening.
Beat in thoroughly 4 eggs.
Sift together all dry ingredients.
Fold in mashed potatoes.
Add coffee and milk mixture alternately with flour; fold in raisins, nuts and vanilla.
Bake in 275\u00b0 oven 45 minutes or until done. Cool and ice with chocolate frosting.