Ingredients

Cake

　　1 cup vegetable shortening

　　4 eggs

　　1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

　　1/3 cup cocoa powder

　　1 1/4 teaspoons salt

　　1 cup chopped walnuts

　　3 teaspoons vanilla extract

　　One 10 1/2-ounce package miniature marshmallows

Icing

　　1 pound confectioners’ sugar

　　1/3 cup cocoa powder

　　1/2 cup evaporated milk

　　1 cup chopped walnuts

　　1 teaspoon vanilla extract

　　Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. For the cake, in a mixing bowl, cream the granulated sugar and shortening well. Add the eggs and beat well. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, and salt together. Stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture. Add the nuts and vanilla. Pour the batter into a greased 9 × 13-inch pan and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and cover the top of the cake with the marshmallows. Return the cake to the oven and bake for about 10 minutes longer, or until the marshmallows melt. While the cake is baking, make the icing: Beat the butter, confectioners’ sugar, and cocoa, until creamy. Slowly beat in the milk. Stir in the nuts and vanilla. Ice the cake while it is still warm.

　　Paula Deen's Kitchen Classics