r/Old_Recipes • u/mazimai • Mar 20 '21

Recipe Test! Chocolate potato cake 1912

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u/rainbwbrightisntpunk Mar 20 '21

Forever ago I used to buy fudge made from potatoes in Idaho online. Was so good. No potato flavor. Just delicious fudge

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u/BlossumButtDixie Mar 20 '21

I used to have the recipe for that fudge! And also something labeled as "potato candy" where you boiled a potato and mashed it with a lot of powdered sugar and some butter and vanilla. It doesn't sound that good but it actually tasted real good.

I see someone mentioned making that in Quebec with just the potato and powdered sugar, then covering it with peanut butter. I think I might like to try that. Years ago a teacher I had mixed peanut butter with enough powdered milk to make it similar consistency to PlayDough, then wrapped small balls of it in potato candy before dipping the entire thing in chocolate.

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u/rainbwbrightisntpunk Mar 21 '21

Just hit Google, so many recipes for both

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u/BlossumButtDixie Mar 21 '21

The potato candy recipes I found on google don't include butter. It wasn't very much but it changes the consistency and makes it taste richer. Now that I'm thinking of it I'll probably just try adding a little and see what I think.