Chocolate Potato Cake: An Amazing Ultimate Recipe
Rich, moist, and surprisingly tender, this chocolate potato cake is the ultimate dessert twist—easy to make and impossible to resist.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40–45 minutes
- Total Time: ~1 hour
- Yield: 12 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup mashed potatoes (about 2 medium potatoes, smooth and cooled)
½ cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
Powdered sugar, for dusting (optional)
Instructions
Preheat the Oven: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
Prepare the Potatoes: Peel, boil, and mash the potatoes until smooth. Allow them to cool.
Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
Mix Wet Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together mashed potatoes, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
Combine: Gradually stir wet ingredients into the dry mixture until fully combined and no lumps remain.
Optional Add-Ins: Fold in chocolate chips for extra richness.
Divide and Bake: Pour batter evenly into the prepared pans. Bake for 40–45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool: Let cakes cool in pans for 15 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
Assemble: If desired, frost the bottom layer, stack the second on top, and finish with frosting or whipped cream.
Finish with Powdered Sugar: Dust with powdered sugar just before serving.
Notes
Mashed potatoes should be plain (no butter or milk added).
Cake layers can be frozen individually, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap.
Try with chocolate ganache, whipped cream, or cream cheese frosting.
Keeps well at room temperature for 2–3 days when covered.
