mississippi mud cake

How To Make mississippi mud cake

• 1

  Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well.
• 2

  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3

  Combine flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa; add to creamed mixture.
• 4

  Stir in vanilla and pecans.
• 5

  Spoon batter into a greased 13x9x2-inch glass baking pan; bake at 325 degrees for 15 to 18 minutes until top is barely soft to the touch.
• 6

  Remove cake from oven and cover top with marshmallows; return to oven for 2 minutes or until marshmallows are soft.
• 7

  Spread marshmallows over cake and immediately cover with chocolate frosting; let frosting harden before cutting the cake into squares - Yield: one 13x9 inch cake.
• 8

  FROSTING: Cream butter; add cocoa, mixing well.
• 9

  Gradually beat in powdered sugar, adding warm milk as necessary, until desired consistency; stir in vanilla.
• 10

  Spread immediately over warm marshmallows.
• 11

  Yield: enough for one 13x9 inch cake.
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