Friday, September 4, 2009

Mississippi Mud Cake



Capital M, dotted letter, crooked letter, crooked letter, dotted letter, crooked letter, crooked letter, dotted letter, hump-back, hump-back, dotted letter.

Isn't that how that used to go?


I am a wicked chocolate craver. I love chocolate with my coffee first thing in the morning. A little coffee, a little chocolate, a little morning devotions, it’s just like being in heaven. Okay, maybe not quite, but it’s close. I found this recipe in a Southern Living cookbook and it is just too heavenly not to share.



1 cup butter, melted
2 cups sugar
½ cup unsweetened cocoa
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
Dash salt
1½ cups flour
1½ cups chopped toasted pecans
10½ oz bag miniature marshmallows
Chocolate frosting

Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Stir in flour and chopped pecans. Spread batter into greased and floured 15x10 inch jelly roll pan.

Bake at 350ยบ for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and sprinkle evenly with marshmallows.

Return to oven for 5 minutes or until marshmallows start to puff up and turn golden. Drizzle chocolate frosting over warm cake. Cool completely and cut into squares.

Chocolate Frosting



2 cups confectioner’s sugar
½ cup milk
½ cup butter, softened
½ cup unsweetened cocoa

Mix the sugar and cocoa together first then add butter and milk and mix on medium speed with electric mixer until smooth.

© Crackerberries 2009

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