Irish Potato Cake

This is my grandmother's old Irish potato cake recipe made with mashed potatoes, spices, walnuts, and raisins.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins
• Calories: 466 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup raisins
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 2 cups mashed cooked potatoes
• 0.125 teaspoon salt
• 0.66666668653488 cup shortening
• 0.75 cup milk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.

Step 2

Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt together into a bowl.

Step 3

Cream sugar and shortening in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in flour mixture alternately with mashed potatoes and milk. Stir in walnuts and raisins. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.