Categories: Cakes 
      Yield: 8 servings 
  
      1 c  Water 
    1/2 ts Salt 
      1 pk 4 serving size of instant 
           Mashed potatoes 
    1/3 c  Butter or margarine 
      1 c  Sugar 
      2    Eggs 
    3/4 ts Almond extract 
    3/4 c  Ground almonds 
  
  Boil water and salt,. remove from heat and stir in potatoes. cool. cream 
  butter and sugar until light. beat in eggs one at a time, then almond 
  extract, almonds and cooled potatoes. Turn into a greased and floured 8 
  inch square baking pan. Bake 350 for 50 minutes or tested done. Cool in pan 
  10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered 
  sugar. serve a custard sauce on the side.