vanilla rocky road cake

Name: Vanilla Rocky Road Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Ingredients: ## CAKE:; 1 box(es) yellow cake mix, any brand; 3 - eggs; 1/3 cup(s) vegetable oil; 1 1/4 cup(s) water; 1/2 to 1 cup(s) pecans, coarsely chopped, toasted; 1/2 to 1 cup(s) semi-sweet chocolate chips; ## FROSTING:; 1 can(s) fluffy white frosting, any brand; 1/2 cup(s) semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup(s) marshmallows, mini; 1/2 cup(s) pecans, coarsely chopped and toasted

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Shirley York

Berlin, NJ

Updated on Sep 25, 2011

Craving something sweet and crunchy, I started searching the pantry. This is what happened when I started with a basic yellow cake mix and began adding ingredients. It is unbelievably decadent and very easy to make. Any brand of cake mix will work, but the eggs, oil and water amounts may change. Follow the directions on your mix.

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This cake is very rich and decadent and a bit messy to cut, but it is so good. You can also use different flavors of cake mix and use other ingredients, such as toasted coconut and/or dried fruits. It's a very versatile recipe.

prep time 10 Min

cook time 35 Min

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Ingredients

CAKE:
1 box yellow cake mix, any brand
3 - eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 1/4 cups water
1/2 to 1 cups pecans, coarsely chopped, toasted
1/2 to 1 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
FROSTING:
1 can fluffy white frosting, any brand
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup marshmallows, mini
1/2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped and toasted

How To Make vanilla rocky road cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 cake pans with baker's spray or grease and flour the pans.

Step 2

Mix cake mix as directed on the box. Your ingredients may be different than on the mix I used. Any yellow cake mix will work.
Step 3

Add nuts and chocolate chips and mix well by hand. Pour into prepared pans and bake as directed on the cake mix.
Step 4

Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes then remove from pans to a wire rack and cool completely.
Step 5

Put frosting into a bowl and stir til smooth. Add 1/2 cup each pecans, chocolate chips and mini marshmallows. Stir gently til well mixed.
Step 6

Place one cake layer on a plate and cover with half the frosting. Add remaining layer and cover the top with the rest of the frosting. You don't need to cover the sides of the cake as the frosting will be very difficult to spread on a vertical surface.
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