Mallo-Nut Fudge Cake

Ingredients:

3 oz. baking chocolate, cut fine
3/4 cup boiling water
1-3/4 cup sifted cake flour
1-1/2 cups sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. soda
1/2 cup shortening
1/3 cup thick sour milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs unbeaten
18 large marshmallows, cut in half (or 1-1/2 cups small marshmallows)
1/2 cup nuts

Instructions:

Put chocolate in mixing bowl. Pour boiling water over chocolate and
stir until melted. Cool. Sift flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and
soda into chocolate mix. Drop in shortening. Beat 2 minutes at medium. Add sour milk, vanilla, eggs and beat 2 minutes more. Bake at 350 deg.  for 30 - 40 minutes in 9 x 13" pan. 

While still warm, put marshmallows and nuts on top of cake. Cool. 
Frost with following frosting recipe. 

Minute Fudge Frosting

Ingredients:

1 oz. baking chocolate, finely cut
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 tsp salt

Instructions:

Combine Ingredients. Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly, and boil 1 minute. Beat until lukewarm. Add 1 tsp. vanilla, then beat with mixer on high until thick enough to spread.