Rocky road cake: A retro chocolate recipe from the ’80s

Name: Rocky road cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 cup chopped walnuts; 1 cup seedless raisins; 1 cup miniature marshmallows; 6-ounces semisweet chocolate pieces; 18-1/2 ounces devil's food cake mix (with pudding in the mix); 4 eggs; 1 cup Best Foods real mayonnaise; 1 cup water

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Rocky road cake (1982)

Chocolate seems to be America’s favorite flavor. Whether you just “like” chocolate or are among the legions of devoted chocoholics, you’ll agree that a scrumptious chocolate dessert ranks high on the list of life s greatest pleasures.

When chocolate combines its unmistakably rich, luscious flavor with ordinary ingredients, the result is always extraordinary… such as in rocky road cake.

Rocky road cake

Yield: 12 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Additional Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup seedless raisins
1 cup miniature marshmallows
6-ounces semisweet chocolate pieces
18-1/2 ounces devil's food cake mix (with pudding in the mix)
4 eggs
1 cup Best Foods real mayonnaise
1 cup water

Instructions

Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube pan.
In small bowl, mix the first 4 ingredients in a large bowl with mixer at low speed.
Beat together cake mix, eggs, real mayonnaise and water just until blended.
Increase speed to medium; beat 2 minutes.
Stir in nut mixture.
Pour in a prepared pan.
Bake in 350 (F) oven 50 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out: clean.
Cool in pan 15 minutes.
Remove; cool on rack.
If desired, dust with confectioners sugar.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 351Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 182mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 2gSugar: 20gProtein: 5g

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