Marshmallow Cake

Ingredients

• One cup of butter
• Two cups of sugar
• Three cups of flour
• Two teaspoons of Dixie baking powder
• One cup of sweet milk
• Six eggs
• One cup of cream
• Two cups of granulated sugar
• One-half cup of water
• Sixteen marshmallows

Directions

1. Add 1 cup of butter, 2 cups of sugar, 3 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons of Dixie baking powder, 1 cup of sweet milk, 4 eggs, and one cup of cream into a bowl.
2. Beat until stiff.
3. Layer batter into 3 layers.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
5. Boil ½ cup of water with 2 cups of sugar until it is a syrup.
6. Place 2 eggs in another bowl and beat until stiff.
7. Heat 16 marshmallows in a slow oven.
8. Pour syrup over beaten eggs
9. Add melted marshmallows to the mix.
10. Spread and smooth over baked cake.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Dylan Heinz
Louisiana Anthology
September 28, 2021