1/2 c Butter, softened
3 x Eggs
1/2 ts Baking Powder
1/4 c +1 /12 T Cocoa
1 c Pecans, chopped
1 Chocolate Frosting
1/4 c +2 T Cocoa
1 ts Vanilla Extract
1 c Sugar
3/4 c All Purpose Flour
1 Dash Salt
1 ts Vanilla Extract
10 oz Marshmallows
1/4 c Butter
1/4 c +3 T Warm Milk
16 oz Powdered Sugar, sifted
Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a
time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder,
salt, and cocoa; add to creamed mixture. Stir in vanilla and pecans.
Spoon batter into a greased 13x9x2-inch glass baking pan. Bake at
325 degrees for 15 to 18 minutes until top is barely soft to the
touch.
Remove cake from oven and cover top with marshmallows. Return to
oven for 2 minutes or until marshmallows are soft. Spread
marshmallows over cake and immediately cover with Chocolate Frosting.
Let frosting harden before cutting the cake into squares. Yield: one
13×9 inch cake. FROSTING: Cream butter; add cocoa, mixing well.
Gradually beat in powdered sugar, adding warm milk as necessary,
until spreading consistency. Stir in vanilla. Spread immediately over
warm marshmallows. Yield: enough for one 13×9 inch cake.
Yields
8 Servings
