Mississippi Mud Cake

By MammaB

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 stick butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 4 Tablespoon cocoa
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Frosting:
• 1 stick butter
• 4 Tablespoon cocoa
• 6 Tablespoon milk
• 1 lb. powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Cake:

Combine butter, shortening, cocoa and water. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add flour, sugar, blending well. Stir in sour cream, eggs, salt, baking soda, and vanilla.

Pour into greased 15.5 x 10.5 Jelly Roll pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

While cake is baking, make frosting:

Combine butter, cocoa and milk in saucepan. Bring to a boil Remove from heat and add powdered sugar, vanilla and nuts. Blend thoroughly. Spread on cake as soon as it is taken from the oven.