mississippi mud cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Melissa Kilgore
Chase, KS

This is my youngest sons and daughter-in-laws favorite cake. I bake it for them every birthday.

(1 rating)
yield 12 to 16
prep time 30 Min
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For mississippi mud cake

  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 2 c
    flour
  • 1 stick
    unsalted butter
  • 1/2 c
    vegetable oil
  • 1/2 c
    cocoa
  • 1/4 c
    water
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 c
    buttermilk
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 jar
    marshmallow creme
  • ICING
  • 1 stick
    unsalted butter
  • 3 Tbsp
    cocoa
  • 6 Tbsp
    milk
  • 1 (16oz) box
    confectioners sugar
  • 1 c
    chopped pecans or walnuts
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract

How To Make mississippi mud cake

  • 1
    Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13by9-inch baking pan.
  • 2
    Combine the sugar and flour in a large mixing bowl. Bring the butter, oil, cocoa,and the 1/4 cup water to a boil in a saucepan. ADD to the flour mixture.
  • 3
    Beat together the eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, and vanilla. Add to the chocolate mixture, mix well and pour into the prepared pan. Bake 25 minutes
  • 4
    WHILE cake is baking, make the icing by melting the bitter in the cocoa and milk over low heat. Bring mixture to a boil, then remove from the heat. Stir in the confectioners' sugar. Slowly mix in the nuts and the vanilla. Take the cake from the oven, and when it cools a bit cover with the marshmallow creme. Pour the warm icing over the cake and marshmallow creme. Cool the cake before serving.

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