"Hippolyte Cake and Mississippi Mud Cake are close cousins...."
INGREDIENTS
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(Passed along from my friend Elizabeth, her mother-in-law Mrs. Sidney McAlister, and many of her friends prior to that.)
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1 cup boiling water
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4 ounces (4 squares) unsweetened chocolate
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1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
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2 cups sugar
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3 eggs
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1/2 cup buttermilk
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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2 jars (7 ounces each) marshmallow creme or 1 large jar (16 ounces) marshmallow fluff
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Chocolate icing
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1/2 cup milk
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1 stick (1/2 cup butter)
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2 ounces (2 squares) unsweetened chocolate
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2 cups sugar
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon vanilla