Chocolate Mashed Potato Cake With Marshmallow Icing

Ingredients

• ¼ cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2½ ounces chocolate, melted
• ½ cup mashed potatoes
• 1 egg, separated
• 3/8 cup milk
• 1¼ cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ cup chopped nuts
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 6 to 8 marshmallows
• 1 egg white
• Few drops vanilla extract
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• ½ teaspoon butter

Method

1. 1 Cream shortening, then add sugar and melted chocolate.
2. 2 Mix in mashed potatoes until combined.
3. 3 Add egg yolk, milk, flour, and baking powder; beat well.
4. 4 Fold in nuts, vanilla, and beaten egg white.
5. 5 Bake in a greased shallow pan at 350°F for 25-35 minutes.
6. 6 Boil sugar and water until syrup spins a thread.
7. 7 Melt marshmallows in the hot syrup.
8. 8 Pour syrup slowly over beaten egg white and vanilla.
9. 9 Spread icing thickly over the cooled cake.
10. 10 Melt chocolate with butter and spread a thin layer over the icing.