Mississippi Mud Cake

By loriarnold

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 cup butter melted
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup unsweeted cocoa
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 4 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans, toasted
• 1-10.5 ounce bag miniature marshamllows
• Chocolate Frosting:
• 1- 16 ounce package powerdered sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa

Preparation

Step 1

Whisk together first 6 ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in flour and chopped pecans. Pour batter into a greased floured 13 x 9 pan.

Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven.
Top warm cake evenly with marshallmows. Return to oven and bake 5 minutes. Drizzle chocolate frosting over warm cake. Cool completely. Makes 15 servings.