Marshmallow and Buttermilk Chocolate Chip Cake

There is nothing like enjoying a good cup of tea at home with no worries about school, no rush to get anywhere on time. I love Christmas break!! Anyhow today was uber productive...in my opinion anyway, I started doing 'THE CLEANSE'---now it's not what you think hahaha. The cleanse is a tradition I have where I clean, and throw out anything old that's been in my room/possession longer than it should or that hasn't been in use for a while. Oprah featured this article in her magazine that gave some recs on how to unclutter a bookshelf. That's the toughest because all books are knowledge heehee so getting rid of some is kind-a heart-breaking for me. I recommend doing the cleanse you'd be surprised at what you find you don't need and still have. My goal is to finish this before the new year!

I decided to make a different version of all the chocolate-chip cake recipes out there.  I added buttermilk and marshmallows and of course baked it with Splenda! It was just right not too sweet just right :)

Chocolate-y

Marshmallow and Buttermilk Chocolate Chip Cake

Ingredients:

• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 stick of unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup of Splenda (I used Splenda) OR 2/3 cup + 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 cup buttermilk (well shaken)
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2/3 cup mini marshmallows

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400F. Butter a 9-inch round cake pan or a 9X13 cake pan. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and ginger. Mix softened butter, and sugar until fluffy then add vanilla extract. Add egg and mix well. Add half of the flour mixture and mix, then add buttermilk and mix and finally add the rest of the flour mixture. The only reason I did this was to incorporate well all ingredients. Finally add the chocolate chips and marshmallows and mix those well into the batter with a spoon.

Spoon batter onto cake pan, make sure the top is nice and smooth. Bake until the cake is golden about 30-35 minutes or insert a toothpick into the center to make sure it's well baked. Let it cool for 10 minutes or so. Hope you enjoy it!

YUM!