Almond Joy Cake

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Better Homes and Gardens

Categories: Cakes - Frosting - Icing

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup plain flour
  • 1 cup self-rising flour
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 Tbsp. cocoa
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup Crisco oil
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp. soda
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • Topping:
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 24 large marshmallows
  • 14 oz. bag coconut
  • Icing:
  • 1 stick margarine
  • 3 Tbsp. cocoa
  • 6 Tbsp. milk
  • 1 box powdered sugar (4 cups)
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

Directions

  1. Mix sugar, flour and salt together in large bowl. In a saucepan mix butter, cocoa, water and oil. Bring to a boil.

  2. In a measuring cup mix buttermilk, soda, vanilla and eggs.

  3. Pour all liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir until blended.

  4. Bake in greased and floured large sheet pan about two inches deep at 350 degrees for about 20 to 25 minutes.

  5. Topping:

  6. Melt ingredients and pour over warm cake.

  7. Icing:

  8. Melt butter, mix in other ingredients and spread over cooled cake.

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