Mashed Potato Spice Cake With Caramel Frosting Recipes

MASHED POTATO SPICE CAKE WITH CARAMEL FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour two 9-inch layer pans.
• Sift flour with cocoa, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and cloves.
• In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat butter with sugar, potato, and egg yolks until light and fluffy.
• At low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture.
• At hight speed, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• With whisk or rubber scraper, fold egg whites into flour mixture.
• Stir in nuts, raisins and cherries.
• Turn into pans.
• Bake 40 minutes.
• Let stand 1 minute before turning out to cool.
• For Caramel Frosting:.
• Melt butter in medium saucepan.
• Remove from heat.
• Add brown sugar, stirring until smooth.
• Over low heat, bring to boiling, stirring.
• Boil, stirring one minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Add milk.
• Over low heat, return just to boiling.
• Remove from heat and cool to 100°F on candy thermometer.
• (Bottom of pan will feel lukewarm.).
• To cool quickly, set pan in ice cubes.
• Gradually add confectioners sugar.
• Beat at low speed until blended inches.
• Beat at high speed until frosting holds its shape - about 30 to 60 seconds.
• Add vanilla.
• Spread half on bottom layer of cake, letting it drip down sides.
• Place second layer on cake.
• Spread remaining frosting, allowing it to drip down sides.
• Swirl top of cake with back of spoon.
• Arrange pecans on top of cake.

CARAMEL-FROSTED POTATO CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks, potatoes and chocolate. Combine the flour, baking soda, nutmeg and cloves; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in walnuts., In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. , Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. , For frosting, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Add brown sugar; cook and stir over low heat for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool for 3 minutes. Stir in the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve a thick pouring consistency. Pour over cake.

MASHED POTATO SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Greas and flour a 9x13 inch pan; set aside.
• Cream sugar, and butter in a large bowl with electric mixer until fluffy.
• Add egg yolks, potatoes, walnuts, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg; beat until smooth.
• Stir in flour, milk and baking powder.
• Beat egg whites in a small bowl woth mixer until stiff.
• Fold egg whites into batter.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• Dust with confectioner's sugar.

CONTEST-WINNING CHOCOLATE POTATO CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Add potatoes and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in nuts. , Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For icing, in a saucepan over low heat, cook butter and brown sugar until butter is melted and mixture is smooth. Stir in evaporated milk; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; cool to room temperature. Stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread between layers and over top of cake.

CARAMEL SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 (9 inch) pans. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg, cloves and allspice. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, brown sugar and 1 cup white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with 1 1/2 buttermilk, mixing just until incorporated. Stir in pecans. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
• To make the frosting: In a large bowl, combine butter, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla and about 1 cup of the confectioners' sugar. Beat well, then gradually beat in the remaining confectioners' sugar alternately with 1/4 cup buttermilk. Beat until smooth and creamy and spread on cake.

CARAMEL FROSTING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat; stir in brown sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Let cool for 5 minutes.
• Whisk milk into the saucepan until mixture is smooth.
• Beat 3 cups confectioners' sugar and salt into the butter mixture with an electric mixer on low speed. Add remaining confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time, beating until smooth.