Potato cakes with leftover mashed potatoes

This is an old fashioned potato cake recipe. Granny used onion juice (grated onions), beaten egg and bread crumbs. It’s a very basic recipe because using real mashed potatoes that are already flavorful and delicious creates an easy base.

You don’t have to add a bunch of crazy ingredients to make them yummy. With that being said, feel free to add all those crazy ingredients (chives, cheese, parsley, etc.) if you desire.

While we serve ours without any toppings, you can definitely serve them with applesauce or sour cream similar to potato latkes. Honestly, if you have some leftover gravy in the refrigerator, that would make a great dipping sauce for these!

I found this “bonus” recipe on the back of a recipe card that Granny had given me. The front of the card was Granny’s Homemade Brownie Recipe. She included this Leftover Real Mashed Potato Cake recipe on back.

Seeing her scratchy writing puts a little tear in my eye. We had a routine. I would go visit her, and while we were chatting, I would flip through her cookbooks. What I wouldn’t give to do that one last time.