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Irish Potato Cake

"Old potato cake recipe of my grandmother's. Good served with fruit."

Ingredients :

2/3 cup shortening
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground cloves
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
2 cups mashed cooked potatoes
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup raisins

Instructions :

Prep : 20M	Cook : 12M	Ready in : 1H50M

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Add the flour mixture alternately with the potatoes and milk. Stir in nuts and raisins.
Pour into a 10 inch Bundt pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 90 to 120 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.