Potato Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. butter
1 c. Irish potatoes, creamed
1/2 c. sweet milk
2 c. flour
1 c. raisins, cooked
4 eggs, well beaten
3 Tbsp. cocoa
1 Tbsp. cloves
1 Tbsp. allspice
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 Tbsp. nutmeg
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped pecans
1/2 c. cherries, chopped

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar; add the well beaten eggs; mix well, then add the creamed potatoes.
Mix well.
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa, cloves, allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon.
Add this sifted mixture and milk a little at a time to the mixture of butter, sugar and eggs.
After this mixture is mixed well, add the nuts and cherries.
Bake for approximately 1 hour at 375\u00b0.
Test with toothpick to determine when done.
This cake can be made in a loaf or in layers (I prefer layers).