Mama'S Spice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/4 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. shortening or margarine
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 sq. unsweetened chocolate, melted or 4 1/2 Tbsp. cocoa
1 c. unseasoned mashed potatoes
1 c. cold coffee
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped walnuts

Preparation

Sift dry ingredients; set aside.
Cream shortening with sugar. Add eggs and beat well.
Add chocolate or cocoa and potatoes. Blend well and add dry ingredients alternately with coffee and vanilla, beating until smooth after each addition.
Add 1 cup chopped walnuts.
Blend well.
Grease 2 (9-inch) layer pans or 1 (9 x 13-inch) pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.
Frost with buttercream frosting.