Crazy Cooking Challenge : Marshmallow Chocolate Cake

 

Hey Ya'll!!!  I'm so excited to show you this fabulous dessert!

I loved this month's theme : Chocolate Cake.  The only hard part was picking one type of Chocolate Cake to make {I pinned and looked at so many}.  But when it came down to crunch time, I chose Dana's {from MADE} Marshmallow Chocolate Cake.  It just sounded {and looked} delicious at the time.

The cake was very easy to put together, as well the frosting.

But I did have to add to the frosting:

Yummo!

Chocolate-ty Cake with ooey-gooey Chocolate Frosting {the marshmallows ever so slighty melted onto the hot cake}.

And let me tell ya.....after having surgery & feeling a little blue, this cake was a bright spot to a dreary week.

Marshmallow Chocolate Cake

{original recipe found here}

Ingredients

·         1 Cup Boiling Water

·         2 Cups Sugar

·         1 ¾ Cups Flour {I used 1 Cup White Flour & ¾ Cup WW Flour}

·         ¾ Cup Cocoa Powder

·         2 tsp Baking Soda

·         1 tsp Baking Powder

·         1 tsp Salt

·         2 Eggs

·         1 cup Buttermilk

·         ½ Cup Oil {I substituted Applesauce for the oil}

·         1 tsp Vanilla

·         Chocolate Satin Frosting

Directions

1.       Heat the oven to 350⁰ and grease a 9x 13 pan.

2.       Bring some water to boil and keep it simmering while you make the batter {I stuck my water in the microwave & hit my “Hot Water” button}.

3.       In a large mixing bowl, combine the following ingredients: Sugar, Flour, Cocoa, Baking Soda, Baking Powder and Salt.  Mix slightly.

4.       Add the Eggs, Buttermilk, Oil, and Vanilla and beat with an electric mixer {or your Kitchen Aid w/Whisk Attachment} for 30 seconds.

5.       Carefully stir in the boiling water until it is mixed in.  Beat for 1 ½ minutes.

6.       Pour the batter in the 9x13 pan {batter will be thin}.

7.       Bake at 350⁰ for 35-38 minutes or just until the top springs back when lightly touched.

8.       Make the frosting while the cake is baking.  When the cake is done, pour the frosting over the hot cake.

9.       Cool to room temperature before serving.

10.   Enjoy!

Chocolate Satin Frosting

Ingredients

·         ½ Cup of Butter

·         6 Tbls Buttermilk

·         4 Tbls Cocoa Powder

·         16 oz Powdered Sugar

·         1 tsp Vanilla

·         2 Cups Marshmallows {I would say 2 ½ to 3 Cups}

Directions

1.       In a medium saucepan, combine the following ingredients: Butter, Buttermilk & Cocoa powder.  Cook, stirring constantly, just until it comes to a boil and then remove from heat.

2.       Whisk in the vanilla.  Slowly whisk in the powdered sugar, a little bit at a time until the frosting is nearly smooth.

3.       Stir in the marshmallows.  Pour the frosting over the hot cake, gently spreading it all over.

And in case you were wondering {because I was}, based on 15 servings, each piece of cake would be 285 calories {with my substitutions}.

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