Mississippi Mud Cake

By á-3812

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa
• 1 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups mini marshmellows
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1/3 cup baking cocoa
• 2/3 cup milk
• 16 oz. (2 2/3 cup) box powdered sugar, (sifted)

Preparation

Step 1

Stir together first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Add melted butter, eggs and vanilla, stirring until smooth. Spread batter into a greased 13x9 pan. bake at 325 for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Sprinkle hot cake with mini marshmellows.
Combine 1/4 cup butter, 1/3 cup baking cocoa, and milk in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wire whisk, and boil one minute. Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar. Immediately pour chocolate mixture over marshmellows. let cake cool completely on a wire rack. cut into squares.