astray recipes: Chocolate cake #1

Categories: Cake
Yield: 12 Servings

Measure	Ingredient
2 cups	Flour
2 cups	Sugar
1 teaspoon	Soda
1 cup	Water
2	Sticks butter or margarine
3 tablespoons	Cocoa
2	Eggs
½ cup	Buttermilk
1 teaspoon	Vanilla
¼ cup	Milk plus
2 tablespoons	Milk
1	Stick butter or margarine
3 tablespoons	Cocoa
1	Box (1-lb) powdered sugar; sifted
½ cup	Finely chopped pecans
1 teaspoon	Vanilla
1 cup	Miniature marshmallows

ICING

CAKE: Combine flour, sugar & soda. Mix well & set aside. Combine water, butter & cocoa in heavy saucepan & bring to a boil, stirring constantly.

Pour over flour mixture & beat well. Add eggs, buttermilk & vanilla. Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. ICING: Combine milk, butter & cocoa in heavy saucepan & bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Pour over powdered sugar. Beat well.

Add nuts, vanilla & marshmallows. Punch holes in hot cake with fork & pour mixture over cake while hot.

PART 1 OF 2

NANNICE HORNOR MC HANEY

ROGERS, AR

From <Simply Southern>, the Desoto School Mothers' Assn, Helena-West Helena, AR 72390. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

chocolate cake #1