a layered mississippi mud cake

Ingredients

• - non-stick baking spray
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 3 - large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 3/4 cups cake flour or if desired all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows, for garnish
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• 1/4 cup dark fudge sauce, i use the kind in a jar ;)
• - chocolate cream cheese frosting follows
• MISSISSIPPI MUD FILLING
• 1 - (8 ounce) container non-dairy whipped topping, thawed
• 1 - (7 ounce) jar marshmallow creme
• 4 - ounces cream cheese room temperature
• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts -- in a medium bowl, combine whipped topping, marshmallow creme and cream cheese. beat at medium speed until smooth. sitr in the pecans or walnuts, then cover, and chill for 1 hour.
• CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
• 1 cup softened butter
• 1 - (8 ounce) package cream cheese room temperature
• 1 - (9.7 ounce box bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled
• 6 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• - in a large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese at medium high speed until creamy. add the melted chocolate, beating until combined. gradually add powdered sugar and beat until smooth. add vanilla flavoring and beat until incorporated. use the frosting