Mississippi Mud Cake

Courtesy Of: Anne K.

Yields15 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time40 minsTotal Time55 mins
Cake
 1 cup Pecans, chopped
 1 cup Unsalted Butter
 4 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate, chopped
 2 cups Sugar, granulated
 1 ½ cups Flour, all-purpose
 ½ cup Unsweetened Cocoa
 4 Eggs
 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
 ¾ tsp Salt
 1 oz Bag Mini Marshmallows
Chocolate Frosting
 ½ cup Unsalted Butter
  cup Milk
 6 tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa
 16 oz Confectioners' Sugar
 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Cake
1

Place pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet.

2

Bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted.

3

Microwave 1 cup butter and semisweet chocolate in a large microwave-safe glass bowl at HIGH 1 minute or until melted and smooth, stirring every 30 seconds.

4

Whisk sugar and next 5 ingredients into chocolate mixture. Pour batter into a greased 15- x 10- x 1-inch jelly-roll pan.

5

Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and sprinkle evenly with miniature marshmallows; bake 8 to 10 more minutes or until golden brown. Drizzle warm cake with Chocolate Frosting, and sprinkle evenly with toasted pecans.

Chocolate Frosting
6

Heat the butter, milk and cocoa powder over medium heat in a large saucepan, stirring constantly, 4 to 5 minutes or until butter melts. Remove from heat, and beat in powdered sugar and vanilla at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.

Ingredients

Cake
 1 cup Pecans, chopped
 1 cup Unsalted Butter
 4 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate, chopped
 2 cups Sugar, granulated
 1 ½ cups Flour, all-purpose
 ½ cup Unsweetened Cocoa
 4 Eggs
 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
 ¾ tsp Salt
 1 oz Bag Mini Marshmallows
Chocolate Frosting
 ½ cup Unsalted Butter
  cup Milk
 6 tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa
 16 oz Confectioners' Sugar
 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Directions

Cake
1

Place pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet.

2

Bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted.

3

Microwave 1 cup butter and semisweet chocolate in a large microwave-safe glass bowl at HIGH 1 minute or until melted and smooth, stirring every 30 seconds.

4

Whisk sugar and next 5 ingredients into chocolate mixture. Pour batter into a greased 15- x 10- x 1-inch jelly-roll pan.

5

Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and sprinkle evenly with miniature marshmallows; bake 8 to 10 more minutes or until golden brown. Drizzle warm cake with Chocolate Frosting, and sprinkle evenly with toasted pecans.

Chocolate Frosting
6

Heat the butter, milk and cocoa powder over medium heat in a large saucepan, stirring constantly, 4 to 5 minutes or until butter melts. Remove from heat, and beat in powdered sugar and vanilla at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.

Mississippi Mud Cake

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