mississippi mud cake

How To Make mississippi mud cake

• Step 1
  Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well.
• Step 2
  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Step 3
  Combine flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa; add to creamed mixture.
• Step 4
  Stir in vanilla and pecans.
• Step 5
  Spoon batter into a greased 13x9x2-inch glass baking pan; bake at 325 degrees for 15 to 18 minutes until top is barely soft to the touch.
• Step 6
  Remove cake from oven and cover top with marshmallows; return to oven for 2 minutes or until marshmallows are soft.
• Step 7
  Spread marshmallows over cake and immediately cover with chocolate frosting; let frosting harden before cutting the cake into squares - Yield: one 13x9 inch cake.
• Step 8
  FROSTING: Cream butter; add cocoa, mixing well.
• Step 9
  Gradually beat in powdered sugar, adding warm milk as necessary, until desired consistency; stir in vanilla.
• Step 10
  Spread immediately over warm marshmallows.
• Step 11
  Yield: enough for one 13x9 inch cake.
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