Depression Era Chocolate Potato Cake

 

2 cups flour, sifted

2 teaspoons baking powder

 

1 teaspoon cinnamon

 

1 teaspoon nutmeg

 

1 cup soft margarine

 

2 cups sugar

 

4 eggs

 

1 1/2 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted

 

1 cup unseasoned mashed potatoes

 

1 cup cold coffee

 

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

1 cup chopped nuts

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

 

 Grease and flour two 9-inch layer cake pans.

 

Mix the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, margarine and

 

sugar together, then add eggs (beaten) one at a time. Add the

 

melted squares of unsweetened chocolate and let cool.

 

Mix in the mashed potatoes, cold coffee and vanilla and beat

 

thoroughly. Add the chopped nuts.

 

Pour in ingredients and bake for 30 minutes or until done.