Name: Irresistible Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or margarine; 1 cup water; 2 cups sugar; 2 cups all-purpose flour; ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon vanilla; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ cup buttermilk or sour milk; 2 slightly beaten eggs; 1 Irresistible Frosting (see recipe below)

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You also can bake this chocolate cake in 2 greased and floured 9x1-1/2-inch round cake pans. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes in pans on wire racks. Remove and cool. Frost cake as you like.

Irresistible Frosting

Ingredients

½ cup butter
10 large marshmallows or 1 cup miniature marshmallows
⅓ cup buttermilk or milk
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 – cups sifted powdered sugar
½ cup chopped nuts

Directions

Step 1
In saucepan, melt butter with marshmallows. Remove saucepan from heat. Add buttermilk or milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla. Stir in powdered sugar to make a thin frosting. Stir in chopped nuts. Pour over cake, spreading the frosting evenly.

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