I am looking for a recipe for a Canasta Cake. There is a bakery here that makes them. Haven't had one in years, but as I recall it is a very rich chocolate cake with white cream or buttercream btwn the layers and possibly a ganache icing on top...Anyone ever had it or have a recipe?

Cindy

does this sound right? I think it's also called a Canasta Hash Cake...?

2 sticks butter
4 tbsp. cocoa
4 eggs
2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. flour
1 c. nuts, chopped
1 sm. bag mini marshmallows

Melt butter and cocoa together. Beat eggs and sugar; pour into butter and cocoa mixture. Add flour and mix well. Add vanilla. Pour into a 13 x 9 inch pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from oven. Distribute marshmallows over top evenly and sprinkle pecans over all. Return to oven for 5 minutes (until marshmallows puff). Remove from oven and lightly tap down marshmallows. Pour icing over all and cool. Cut into squares.

ICING:

1/2 c. evaporated milk
1 stick butter, melted
1 lb. confectioners sugar
1/2 c. cocoa
1 tsp. vanilla

Heat milk and butter together. Beat in confectioners sugar, cocoa and vanilla.

I don't think so. This is a layer cake and I don't recall it having nuts or marshmallows and it has a very rich chocolate frosting. I am thinking of calling the bakery and asking what it consists of and then just doing some experimenting on my own to see if I can get something close. It is a wonderfully rich, very yummy cake!!!

Cindy

Yes all it is, a yellow cake, filled with buttercream icing and a chocolate ganache over the top.. Check out some recipes here on CC.. see if you can take a recipe here and there and make it.. Let us know how it works!!!

Is it a yellow cake??? For some reason I was thinking it was a chocolate cake..I will check recipes. Thanks so much.

Cindy