Chocolate Cake Made with Miracle Whip

Ingredients

Cake

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• Dash of salt (optional)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup Miracle Whip
• 1 cup cold water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Dark Chocolate Frosting

• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon boiling water
• 2 sticks (8 oz) butter
• 1/4 teasoon salt
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 12 ounces of dark chocolate chips
• * Optional: 1/2 cup chopped nuts of your choice

Directions

Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease an 11 x 7-inch glass baking pan.
3. Sift together dry ingredients. Gradually add liquid ingredients, mixing well.
4. Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting.

Frosting

1. Combine cocoa and the boiling water, stirring until cocoa has dissolved.
2. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter, confectioners’ sugar, and salt until pale and fluffy. Reduce speed to low.
3. Melt the chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler on the stovetop. Remove from heat and let it cool down.
4. Then, add melted and cooled chocolate, beating until combined and scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
5. Beat in the cocoa mixture.
6. Frost cooled cake, and sprinkle on the chopped nuts.