Mississippi Mud Cake

Total Time: 51 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 21 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 6 cups miniature marshmallows
• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine, softened
• 2 -2 2/3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• 3 beat butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl until creamy.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 5 stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
• 6 blend into butter mixture.
• 7 stir in pecans.
• 8 spoon batter into prepared pan.
• 9 bake 15 to 18 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center.
• 10 meanwhile, prepare frosting.
• 11 beat butter in medium bowl.
• 12 blend in powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk.
• 13 beat to spreading consistency (additional milk may be needed).
• 14 blend in vanilla.
• 15 makes about 2 cups frosting.
• 16 remove cake from oven.
• 17 immediately place marshmallows over top.
• 18 return cake to oven 2 to 3 minutes or until marshmallows are soft.
• 19 gently spread marshmallows over cake; immediately spread frosting over marshmallow layer.
• 20 cool thoroughly before cutting cake into squares.