Almond Joy Cake

	2 cups flour
	2 cups sugar
	1 cup water
	1 stick oleo
	½ cup Crisco oil
	2 eggs
	3 ½ tablespoon cocoa
	½ cup buttermilk
	1 tea. soda
	1 tea. vanilla flavoring
	½ tea salt Mix flour and sugar in large bowl Mix oleo and water, Crisco and cocoa in sauce pan and bring to a boil Pour over flour & sugar mixture and mix well Add rest of ingredients Pour into baking pan Bake at 350º for 22 minutes (Bake in a long Pyrex dish ~ The batter will be very thin)

FIRST ICING

	1 cup sugar
	1 cup evaporated milk
	24 large marshmallows
	1  ...7-oz package coconut Mix sugar, milk and marshmallows and bring to a boil Add coconut and pour over cake while hot

SECOND ICING

	1 stick oleo
	1 12-oz package semi-sweet chocolate chips
	1 cup nuts, chopped Melt oleo & chips Add nuts and spread on cake

From The Kitchen Of:  Pansy Hundley  ~ Church of Christ, Allen, TX