Potato Cake

Everybody was sick these last two weeks. In the beginning, it was only Timothy. As usual, kids going to the day care at their early age will be prone to virus and bacteria. And they get sick easily and also the whole house is usually infected.

So the first week, we took turn to stay at home with him. After that, Patrick was sick also. So, there was a day when the kids stayed at home with me. Since Timothy and Patrick had almost no appetite, and we still had a lot of potatos, I decided to ask Patrick to make potato cake together. It was quite interesting for him to help me with the measuring. However, he got bored quickly and I ended up finishing the cake myself.

Here is the recipe.

Ingredients
5 eggs
180 gr sugar
1/2 tsp vanille
135 gr all-purpose flour
500 gr potato (boil the potato, drain the water and mash the potato)
2 tbsp margarine (melted)
100 gr grated cheese (I used more than 100 gram, around 175 gram in total)
25 gr raisin
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Method
1. Mix te eggs, sugar, and vanille until the mixture is smooth.
2. Add the flour, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Mix well the mixture.
3. Add a part of the egg-flour mixture and mix that into the mashed potato to get a good consistency of the potato mixture.
4. Add the potato mixture back to the egg-flour mixture and  mix it well.
5. Add 3/4 of the grated cheese and all the raisin.
6. Pour the mixture to the bread pan and put in the pre-heated oven at 180 degree Celcius for 45 minute.

This potato cake is easy to make and you do not need any expensive tool to make. That is why, I do not afraid to let Patrick involved in making this cake. As long as you mix it well, the cake will turn out good. Not like making Lapis Surabaya cake or Japanese Cheesecake. Those cakes need to be made with care.

We love to eat the cake warm. I let Patrick brought it to school as a snack. Timothy can finish a big portion, although he will do his ritual first: picking the raisins before eating the rest of the cake.

Enjoy the cake!