Recipe#3227

Title: Almond Joy

From: af961@james.hwcn.org (Helen Peagram) 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.baking 
 Subject: Almond Joy Cake 
 Date: 16 Jul 1998 10:17:47 -0400 
 Message-ID: <6ol22b$q37@james.hwcn.org> 

1 chocolate pudding cake mix prepared as directed
 1 c undiluted evaporated milk 
 1 c sugar
 24 lg marshmallows
 14 oz coconut
 1 1/2 sticks sugar
 1 stick margarine
 1/2 c undiluted evaporated milk 
 1 1/2 c chocolate chips
 1 c nuts -- optional
 Prepare cake mix as directed and bake.
 Heat 1 cup milk, sugar, and marshmallows until melted, add coconut.
 While cake is hot, cover completely with filling.  Let set while
 preparing frosting.
 In saucepan heat 1 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup milk and margarine until
 it starts to boil, add chocolate chips. Stir until melted, add
 nuts, if desired. Pour over cake.
 This is a tried and true cake and very rich. I bake the cake in a
 9X13 sheet cake pan. Make sure the pan is deep enough to hold all
 three layers. After frosting the cake, I place almonds over the
 cake, insuring that when cut, each serving includes an almond. You
 can use either slivered or whole. It really does taste like an
 almond joy!