Mississippi Mud Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups plain flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3-1/2 cup cocoa (depending on taste)
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 5 ounces marshmallows (1/2 of a 10 oz bag)
• 1 (1 lb) box confectioners' sugar
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup melted butter
• 1/4 cup evaporated milk
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 cream sugar and butter; add eggs.
• 2 sift flour, cocoa, and salt together; add to mixture. mix well.
• 3 add vanilla and nuts.
• 4 pour in greased and floured 9 x 13 pan.
• 5 bake 30 – 40 minutes at 325.
• 6 remove from oven, pour marshmallows on top.
• 7 return to oven for 10 minutes or until marshmallows run together.
• 8 let cool 1 hour in pan, prepare icing.
• 9 icing: mix butter, sugar, cocoa, vanilla, and milk. mix thoroughly, add nuts.
• 10 spread on cake.