Recipe - Bavarian Spice Chocolate Cake

1 pack Pillsbury Plus devil's food
cake mix
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
One half teaspoon Nutmeg
1 cup Cold prepared mashed
potatoes*
One half cup Margarine or butter;
softened
One half cup Water
3 Eggs
One half cup Chopped nuts

GLAZE
One half cup Semisweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon Margarine or butter
2 tablespoon Milk
One half cup Powdered sugar; sifted

Preparation : Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 10 inch tube or 12
cup fluted tube pan. In large bowl, blend cake mix, cinnamon, nutmeg,
potatoes, margarine, water and eggs at low speed until moistened. Beat 2
minutes at highest speed; stir in nuts. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350
degrees for 4050 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out
clean. Cool upright in pan 25 minutes; invert onto serving plate. Cool
completely. In small saucepan, blend chocolate chips, 1 tablespoon
margarine and milk over low heat until chocolate melts, stirring
constantly. Remove from heat; stir in powdered sugar until smooth. If
needed, add a few more drops of milk for desired consistency. Spoon over
top of cake, allowing some to run down sides. Garnish as desired. 16
servings.

Tip: *A 2 serving recipe of Hungry Jack Mashed Potato Flakes equals 1 cup
prepared mashed potatoes.

Recipe by: Cookbook USA

Posted to MCRecipe Digest by Gerald Edgerton jerrye@wizard.com on Feb
11, 1998