Chocolate Idaho® Potato Skull Cake | Idaho Potato Commission

Ingredients

• 1 large Idaho® russet potato (enough to yield 1 cup mashed potato)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted plus more for dusting pan
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• pinch of salt
• 4 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• 3 to 4 tablespoons half-n-half
• to decorate if using skull cake pan:
• eyeball gumballs, optional
• crushed chocolate graham crackers, optional