Hot Cocoa Cake

Name: Hot Cocoa Cake
Yield: Serves 12 to 16
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon plain, gelatin; 1/4 cup, cold water; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; Pinch, salt; 2 cups, marshmallow crème; 1 1/2 cups, heavy cream; 3 tablespoons, Dutch-processed cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting; 1/2 cup, white chocolate chips; 3 (8-inch), chocolate cake layers; 24-36 large, marshmallows

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2015

Desserts or Baked Goods

Chocolate

Cakes

We transformed a favorite winter warmer into a rich chocolate layer cake with marshmallow crème filling, cocoa frosting, and a mountain of marshmallows.

SERVES12 to 16

TIME1 hour, plus 1½ hours chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

UPDATE: This recipe has been slightly reformulated to be more foolproof since its initial publication. The revision you see here was published in May of 2020. Reminiscent of a steaming hot mug of cocoa on a cold winter morning, this rich la...

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