Almond Joy Cake
Almond Joy Cake
: Linda
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This is a wonderful sponge cake. It is very light, but also a very rich cake.
Ingredients
Batter Ingredients:
- 2 sticks margarine
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- 4 tablespoons cocoa
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 eggs, beaten
- ½ cup buttermilk*
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Topping Ingredients:
- 1 cup Pet milk
- 24 large marshmallows
- 1 14-ounce package coconut
Icing Ingredients:
- 1½ cups sugar
- 1 stick margarine
- ½ cup Pet milk
- 1 package chocolate chips
Instructions
Cake Batter:
- In a saucepan, mix together 2 sticks margarine, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup water, 4 tablespoons cocoa and bring to a boil. Set aside until cooled.
- Mix together the 2 cups flour and baking soda and add the boiled mixture, beaten eggs, buttermilk and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
- Mix well. The mixture will be thin but it will make a spongy cake.
- Spray an oblong cake pan with cooking spray and pour the mixture into the pan.
- Bake at 350 until it starts to pull away from the sides (aproximately 30 minutes).
Topping:
- While cake is baking, mix 1 cup Pet milk and 24 marshmallows in a saucepan and heat until the marshmallows melt. When marshmallows have melted, add the coconut. Pour over the hot cake.
Icing:
- Bring to a boil 1-1/2 cups sugar, 1 stick of margarine and ½ cup Pet milk until the margarine and sugar melt and mix well. Remove from heat and add 1 package chocolate chips.
- Pour over cake and serve. Delicious !!
- *Buttermilk substitution: Combine 1 cup milk and 1 tablespoon lemon juice or 1 tablespoon vinegar and let stand for 5 minutes. Use as buttermilk in any recipe.
