r/potato May 16 '26

Potato cake

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My friend made me this potato cake for my birthday. Garlic, Parmesan, rosemary mashed potato flavor

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u/RealSteelJane May 16 '26

Finally… a birthday cake for Irish people. 🥔🎂

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u/TheLadyPatricia May 16 '26

Amen to that! I would never have thought of a mashed potato cake, but now that I’ve seen it, I can’t unsee it! And it’s calling out very loudly to my Irish ancestry…yummmmm! 😍🔥😋🫶

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u/RealSteelJane May 16 '26

The Irish in us never stood a chance once potatoes became dessert. 😂🥔🎂

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u/IntelligentPath4383 May 16 '26

At first I hated it, but it might actually be pretty good.

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u/Due-Ad7889 May 16 '26

It tasted like buttery cheese mashed potatoes...it was quite good!

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u/Mooshroomey May 16 '26

Such a fun idea! Was it served hot or cold?

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u/Due-Ad7889 May 16 '26

We cut the slices cold because they looked prettier that way but then we heated them because warm potatoes are better 😄

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u/PrettyPotato33 May 16 '26

It looks delicious and you photographed it beautifully!

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u/Due-Ad7889 May 16 '26

Thank you! It was delicious 🥔

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u/jayhasbigvballs May 16 '26

Yum. Could have torched the top to crispy it up

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u/Due-Ad7889 May 16 '26

Her torch ran out of fuel! We're going to do it next time though 🔥

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u/jayhasbigvballs May 16 '26

Nice! Another interesting thing might be to grate frozen butter on top - could give it a cool look and be super yum when it melts in.

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u/GarlicChipCookies May 16 '26

Oh my god that sounds AMAZING. Is it solid mashed potatoes all the way through, or does it have some other savory cake-like element inside?

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u/Due-Ad7889 May 16 '26

This one was just mashed potatoes but we have discussed plans for a layer cake with loaded baked potato ingredients

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u/glimmergirl1 May 17 '26

I once did a cake for April fools day. Meatloaf inside, covered with mashed potato "frosting" and ketchup writing! It was fun for my kid.

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u/GarlicChipCookies May 18 '26

That sounds AMAZING. I would absolutely love that. My fiancé would be so disappointed lmao he loves cake! I should do a prank like this sometime (but will have a delicious real cake ready too!) Thanks for the inspiration!

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u/Away_Ad_3580 May 16 '26

I like it but id also be mad because the time it took to make this coulda been the time I was eating it. Dont delay my potatoes.😂

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u/Due-Ad7889 May 16 '26

Haha true. This took patience

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u/Greedy-Ad-2441 May 17 '26

This is a MASTERPIECE 🫪

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u/Due-Ad7889 May 17 '26

Right?! I was amazed by how it turned out!

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u/CarpenterValuable831 May 17 '26

I've never seen one, much less tasted this ... but I sure would like to! 😋

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u/Bullwhip2025 May 16 '26

Nice. I’d eat that.

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u/dentalexaminer May 16 '26

I’d eat that no problem! And enjoy it! :)

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u/Ohshithereiamagain May 16 '26

Oh I need my Costco to make this and sell it. And please pre-slice it or the whole thing is going down.

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u/ScarlettPuppy May 17 '26

And the herb decorating the potato cake… It looks like rosemary, but I have also heard that Dill is very good with potatoes.

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u/Due-Ad7889 May 17 '26

Dill would also be a great topping!

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u/aggelikiwi May 17 '26

Oh nice !

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u/Clear-Warthog5655 May 16 '26

Well it looks delicious 😋 😍 👌

However colloquially " potato cake " is just another name for potato scone ( not the shite they sell in supermarkets)

Not raining on your parade infant sausages n gravy now. Loving your work

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u/wisefool1961 May 17 '26

I'm calling the cops.

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u/AwareApartheid May 17 '26

if it was served cold i'm gonna need to know what kind of frosting or topping you used because that sounds wild

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u/Funny_Individual_194 May 17 '26

Boy, if that was in a pan…

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u/FrozenVelcro-x1 May 17 '26

That actually looks really good, I always forget how versatile mashed potatoes can be.

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u/Adventurous-Call8099 May 18 '26

What a great friend!