3.01.2009

RECIPE: Chocolate Marshmallow Cake

Many of you asked about the yummy chocolate cake from Lucy's birthday pics. As promised, here it is! It's one of my mom's classic recipes and probably one of my favorites. It's the moistest (?) cake I've ever had. For Lucy's party, I halved the recipe and it was just as gooey and amazing. Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW CAKE

I cup boiling water
2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk (or use 1 cup milk mixed with 1 Tbl vinegar)
1/2 cup oil
1 tsp vanilla
Chocolate Satin Frosting (see recipe below)

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 13x9 pan.
2. Bring some water to boil and keep it simmering while you make the batter.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add the eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla and beat with an electric mixer for 30 seconds.
4. Add the 1 cup boiling water and carefully stir until the water is mixed in; beat for 1 1/2 minutes.
5. Pour the batter into the 13x9 pan (batter will be thin).
6. Bake at 350 for 35-38 minutes or just until the top springs back when lightly touched.
7. Make the frosting while the cake is baking. When the cake is done, pour the warm frosting over the hot cake.

CHOCOLATE SATIN FROSTING
1/2 cup butter
6 Tbl buttermilk (or use 6 Tbl milk mixed with 1 tsp vinegar)
4 Tbl cocoa powder
1 (16 oz) box powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups marshmallows (optional)

1. In a medium saucepan, combine the butter, buttermilk and cocoa. Cook, stirring constantly, just until it comes to a boil; remove the pan from the heat.
2. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla, and beat with a wooden spoon or electric mixer until the frosting is nearly smooth (stir every few minutes while the cake finished baking).
3. Add the marshmallows, then pour the warm frosting over the hot cake, gently spreading until it covers the cake evenly. Cool to room temperature before serving.

9 comments:

Becky said...

that looks fantastic.

It looks like it would have more of a brownie consistency than cake -- does it?

Jean said...

Mmmm. Mmm. MMMM. That looks SO good. Thanks for the explanation!

dietcokegrrl said...

can't WAIT to make this!! I am never going to lose 25 pounds at this rate... :)

dana said...

Becky,
You're right, it does look like a brownie but it's SUPER moist and soft like a cake.

Nicole said...

Mmm, looks delicious. Thanks for the recipe.

Erica said...

Looks delsih! Too bad I'm off sugar for the month of March. Well, we'll see how long that lasts. This might be the first dessert I come crawling back to.

Sara said...

we totally made the cake last night. After seeing it on your blog, I couldn't resist. Thanks for reminding us how delicious that cake is!!

Saunja said...

Okay, this is Texas Sheet cake, right? What's with the new names?

Unknown said...

The marshmallows are optional? Are you kidding me?