--------------------------------FOR THE CAKE--------------------------------
      2 c  Sugar

      1 c  Shortening

      4    Eggs

  1 1/2 c  Flour

    1/3 c  Cocoa

      1 ts Vanilla

    1/4 ts Salt

      1 c  Pecans (optional)

    1/2 lg Jar of marshmallow fluff

------------------------------FOR THE FROSTING------------------------------
      1 c  Butter

    1/3 c  Carnation milk

    1/3 c  Cocoa

      1 ts Vanilla

      1 lb Confectioners' sugar

      1 c  Pecans (optional)

  >Hint<   Make the frosting first, by simply creaming all of the
  ingredients together and setting aside...
  1)      Cream together the sugar and the shortening, and add the eggs

  one at a time, beating well after each addition... Add the flour,
  cocoa, vanilla and salt, creaming well then add the pecans if
  desired... 2) Bake in a well greased and floured 9" x 13" cake pan,
  at 350C8 for 30 min... remove and spread the marshmallow fluff evenly
  on the top, and return to the oven for 1 min or until fluff is
  spreadable... 3) Spread the frosting on top of the fluff and
  refrigerate until ready to eat...