mimi's mississippi mud cake
This recipe is different from the ones I saw when I searched for "Mississippi Mud Cake", it uses coconut. In looking at the JAP recipes I saw a different icing than I used before so I tried that,and on DeepSouthDish.com she has a recipe that calls for toasting the pecans in butter in the oven and sprinkling them with a little salt before adding them to the cake. I didn't put the pecans in the batter, I sprinkled them over the hot icing and marshmallows and pressed them in. I love the slight saltiness they add. The original recipe calls for only 2 Tblsp. of cocoa in the cake, I used 4 Tblsp.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
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yield
12-16 serving(s)
Ingredients
- CAKE BATTER INGREDIENTS:
- 1 1/2 sticks butter, softened
- 2 cups white sugar
- 4 large eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons cocoa, unsweetened (originally called for 2 tablespoons)
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans, toasted as described below, optional
- 1 1/2 cups coconut, flaked
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ICING INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons white corn syrup
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 package semi-sweet chocolate chips (this would be 6 ounces)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 package minature marshmallows
- 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted as described below,optional
How To Make mimi's mississippi mud cake
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Step 1Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
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Step 2Before mixing up cake put desired amount of pecans in an oven-proof dish along with 2-4 tablespoons of butter and place into oven. Once butter has melted stir nuts to coat and then return dish to oven and let toast until pecans are crispy (about 10-15 minutes). Remove from oven and sprinkle with a little salt, I use popcorn salt.
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Step 3Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs 1 at a time mixing well between each addition. Add flour, cocoa, vanilla, pecans(if desired)and coconut. Stir by hand until well combined.
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Step 4Pour batter into greased and floured 9 X 13 inch pan. Put into oven and cook until done. I started checking at 1/2 hour and it took longer before the tester came out clean. When cake is done turn off the oven and remove cake from oven. Pour marshmallows from bag evenly over the cake. Return to oven until the marshmallows are puffy and melted. Remove from oven.
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Step 5Mix together sugar, corn syrup, milk and butter. Heat, stirring constantly. Once boiling, allow to boil for only 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add chocolate chips and vanilla. Stir until chocolate is melted.
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Step 6Pour still hot icing from pan over the melted marshmallows. Take pecans and sprinkle evenly over the top while still hot. Press down so they adhere.
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