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Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 bag miniature marshmallows
Icing:
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 1 (1-pound) box confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13 by 9-inch baking pan.
Combine the sugar, salt, and flour in a large mixing bowl. Bring the butter, oil, cocoa, and 1/4 cup water to a boil in a saucepan. Add to the flour mixture.
Beat together the eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, and vanilla. Add to the chocolate mixture, mix well, and pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes.
While the cake is baking, make the icing by melting the butter in the cocoa and milk over low heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, then remove from the heat. Stir in the confectioners' sugar. Slowly mix in the nuts and the vanilla. Take the cake from the oven, and when it cools a bit cover it with miniature marshmallows. Pour the warm icing over the cake and the marshmallows. Cool the cake before serving.
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By ashbash151
on June 04, 2013
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This was probably the worst thing i have ever tasted. It was too sugary and the cake tasted horrible. AVIOD THIS RECIPE!
By april_9600
Lancaster, 43
on March 31, 2013
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This was wonderful! I put it back in the warm oven to melt the marshmallows a little and frosted it the next day. The cake was moist, but not soggy. We loved it.
By OneRichSong
Utah
on October 15, 2012
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Tried this one out with the kids last night. Turned out perfect! We held off making the icing until the cake was out of the oven. We're glad we did because I think if it had a chance to set up at all, we would have not been to pour it over every marshmallow.
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