Potato Cake

• 2 c. sugar
• 1 c. butter
• 1 c. Irish potatoes, creamed
• 1/2 c. sweet milk
• 2 c. flour
• 1 c. raisins, cooked
• 4 eggs, well beaten
• 3 Tbsp. cocoa
• 1 Tbsp. cloves
• 1 Tbsp. allspice
• 1 Tbsp. cinnamon
• 1 Tbsp. nutmeg
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 c. chopped pecans
• 1/2 c. cherries, chopped

1. Cream butter and sugar; add the well beaten eggs; mix well, then add the creamed potatoes.
2. Mix well.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa, cloves, allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon.
4. Add this sifted mixture and milk a little at a time to the mixture of butter, sugar and eggs.
5. After this mixture is mixed well, add the nuts and cherries.
6. Bake for approximately 1 hour at 375u0b0.
7. Test with toothpick to determine when done.
8. This cake can be made in a loaf or in layers (I prefer layers).

sugar, butter, irish potatoes, sweet milk, flour, raisins, eggs, cocoa, cloves, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, salt, pecans, cherries

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=359363 (may not work)