Mississippi Mud Cake

Name: Mississippi Mud Cake
Yield: 10-12 Servings
Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, cut into big chunks; 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts; 1/2 cup cocoa; 1 16oz box (about 3 2/3 cups) confectioners' sugar (for frosting); 4 eggs, beaten well; 1/2 cup cocoa (for frosting); 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted (for frosting); 2 cups sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract (for frosting); 1.5 cups all-purpose flour; 4 cups mini-marshmallows, or 3 cups marshmallows, quartered (for frosting); 1/8 tsp salt; 1/2 cup milk or evaporated milk (for frosting)

Mississippi Mud Cake was pinched from <a href="http://www.ivillage.com/mississippi-mud-cake-1/3-r-313707" target="_blank">www.ivillage.com.</a>

"Southerners love this earthy cake—the way it looks, the way it tastes, and especially its wacky name. You don’t have to be from Mississippi—or even Southern—to come under its spell. The main requirement, judging from the response during a help-us-eat-all-these-cakes party we hosted a while back, is that you be in the room with it and be able to reach the cake plate. How its components transform themselves into such a tasty cake is a mystery to me, since it lacks baking powder or soda, and is ready for the oven after only two simple steps...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 cup (2 sticks) butter, cut into big chunks

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1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

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1/2 cup cocoa

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1 16oz box (about 3 2/3 cups) confectioners' sugar (for frosting)

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4 eggs, beaten well

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1/2 cup cocoa (for frosting)

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1 tsp vanilla extract

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1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted (for frosting)

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2 cups sugar

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1 tsp vanilla extract (for frosting)

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1.5 cups all-purpose flour

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4 cups mini-marshmallows, or 3 cups marshmallows, quartered (for frosting)

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1/8 tsp salt

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1/2 cup milk or evaporated milk (for frosting)

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