Carry-along picnic cake

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       Title: Carry-Along Picnic Cake
  Categories: Cakes, Chocolate
       Yield: 12 servings
  
     3/4 c  Water
     2/3 c  Instant mashed potato buds
   1 3/4 c  All-purpose flour
       2 ts Baking powder
       1 ts Salt
   1 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
      12 ts Ground nutmeg
   1 3/4 c  Sugar
     3/4 c  Butter/margarine; soft
       3    Eggs
     1/2 c  Milk
      12 oz Semi-sweet chocolate mini;
            -morsels
            Powdered sugar
  
   In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil; remove from
   heat. Stir in potato buds until moistened. Cool to room
   temperature. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder,
   salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. In large mixer bowl, cream sugar
   and butter. Beat in potatoes.
   Gradually beat in dry ingredients alternately with milk.
   Stir in morsels. Spoon into greased and floured 13x9" pan.
   Bake in preheated oven at 350~ for 30 to 40 minutes or
   until wooden pick comes out clean. Cool in pan. Sprinkle
   with powdered sugar. Cut into 3" squares. Source:
   Times-Picayune.
  
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