Mississippi Mud Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
• 1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped
• 1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow creme
• 1 lb confectioners' sugar
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f and grease/flour a 13 x 9 cake pan.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, cream sugar, cocoa, and butter, until light and fluffy.
• 3 add eggs, one at a time.
• 4 add vanilla extract.
• 5 mix well.
• 6 stir in flour, coconut, and pecans.
• 7 pour into prepared pan.
• 8 bake 40 minutes.
• 9 when done, spread marshmallow creme over top.
• 10 cool before frosting.
• 11 make frosting: sift together confectioners' sugar and cocoa.
• 12 set aside.
• 13 cream butter in a mixing bowl.
• 14 add sugar-cocoa mixture.
• 15 fold in evaporated milk and vanilla extract.