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Carry-Along Picnic Cake

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Submitted by Hgeller72

A moist chocolate chip cake made with instant mashed potatoes, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Baked in a 13×9 pan with a powdered sugar finish, it travels beautifully to any potluck or picnic.

YIELD

1 batch

PREP

20 min

COOK

40 min

READY

1 hrs

The secret weapon in this cake? Instant mashed potato buds. Sounds wild, but they make the crumb incredibly moist and tender in a way that flour alone just can’t pull off.

Loaded with semi-sweet chocolate chips and warm with cinnamon and nutmeg, this is the kind of sheet cake that disappears fast at cookouts, potlucks, and backyard gatherings.

Bake it right in a 13×9 pan, dust with powdered sugar, and carry it out the door. No frosting to smear, no fuss, no drama.

Kitchen Tips

  • Let the potato buds cool completely before mixing into the batter, or you’ll melt the butter too early and throw off the texture.
  • Don’t overmix once you add the flour. Stir just until combined for the lightest crumb.
  • Mini chocolate chips distribute more evenly than standard-size, so every bite gets a hit of chocolate.
  • This cake keeps well covered at room temperature for 2 to 3 days, which makes it a natural for make-ahead events.

Ingredients

¾ 177
CUP ML WATER
158
CUP ML MASHED POTATOES
instant buds
1 ¾ 414
2 10
TEASPOONS ML BAKING POWDER
1 5
TEASPOON ML SALT
1 ½ 7.5
TEASPOONS ML CINNAMON
ground
12 60
TEASPOONS ML NUTMEG
ground
1 ¾ 414
CUPS ML SUGAR
¾ 177
CUP ML BUTTER
or margarine, soft
3 3
LARGE LARGE EGGS
½ 118
CUP ML MILK
12 346.8
OUNCES ML/G MINI CHOCOLATE CHIP
semi-sweet
1
X POWDERED SUGAR
to taste *

Directions

In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil; remove from heat.

Stir in potato buds until moistened. Cool to room temperature.

In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.

In large mixer bowl, cream sugar and butter.

Beat in potatoes.

Gradually beat in dry ingredients alternately with milk.

Stir in chips.

Spoon into greased and floured 13×9 inch pan.

Bake in preheated oven at 350℉ (180℃) for 30 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick comes out clean.

Cool in pan. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 404g (14.3 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 1286 43% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 62g 95%
Saturated Fat 37g 185%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 256mg 85%
Sodium 1022mg 43%
Total Carbohydrate 60g 60%
Dietary Fiber 7g 30%
Sugars g
Protein 31g
Vitamin A 27% Vitamin C 4%
Calcium 17% Iron 33%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
 

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