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Fluffy Mississippi Mud Cake

A Southern Favorite, except with a brownie-like cake for the base, instead of pie.
Course Chocolate, Dessert
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 24
Author Tammy Blankenship

Ingredients

For the Cake:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup cocoa heaping
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 large eggs slightly beaten
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 dash of salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups pecans I put them in a pan over medium heat, tossing frequently until they start to brown and become fragrant, toasted
  • 4 cups mini marshmallows

For the Chocolate Frosting:

  • 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup cocoa
  • 1/4 cup softened butter

Instructions

For the Cake:

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  2. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch pan.
  3. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan. Add the cocoa and stir. Remove from the heat.
  4. Pour butter mixture into a mixing bowl and add sugar and eggs. Mix until blended.
  5. Add the vanilla.
  6. Mix in the flour and salt.
  7. Put batter into prepared pan and cook for 35 minutes or until set.
  8. Remove from oven and sprinkle with marshmallows and toasted pecans.
  9. Cool in the pan on a wire rack.

For the Frosting:

  1. Combine all of the ingredients and mix until smooth.
  2. Pour frosting over lukewarm cake.