How to Make Moist Potato Chocolate Cake - A Step-by-Step Guide

Chocolate cake is a classic dessert loved by people of all ages. The rich, decadent flavor of chocolate combined with the moist, fluffy texture of a well-made cake is a combination that is hard to resist. And when you add potatoes to the mix, you get a cake that is not only delicious but also unexpectedly moist and tender.

The idea of adding potatoes to a chocolate cake might sound strange at first, but potatoes have a surprising ability to enhance the texture and moisture of baked go...

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 (1 ounce) squares bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 ½ cups white sugar
  • 2 eggs, room temperature
  • ¾ cup mashed potatoes
  • ⅓ cup milk, room temperature

Information

  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 25 mins
  • Additional Time: 1 hr
  • Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
  • Servings: 8
  • Yield: 1 8-inch layer cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans.
  • Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt; set aside. Melt the bittersweet chocolate in a cup or small bowl in the microwave, stirring every 15 seconds, until smooth. Warm mashed potatoes in microwave until room temperature (or cool freshly mashed potatoes).
  • Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add the room-temperature eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Mix in the mashed potatoes and melted chocolate. Pour in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing until just incorporated. Pour the batter into prepared pans, smoothing the surface if needed.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on a wire rack.
  • Nutrition

    429 cal.

    • Total Fat: 17g
    • Saturated Fat: 10g
    • Cholesterol: 80mg
    • Sodium: 374mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 66g
    • Dietary Fiber: 3g
    • Total Sugars: 42g
    • Protein: 6g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 72mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 226mg