Mashed Potato Spice Cake With Caramel Frosting Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 5 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup mashed potatoes
• 4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 4 egg whites
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
• 1 cup raisins
• 3/4 cup maraschino cherry, drained and coarsely chopped
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 8 pecan halves