How to Make a Mississippi Mud Cake From Scratch

Chocolate cake lovers like myself never pass up the opportunity to learn how to bake a new chocolate we have not baked before. Where I come from, we believe in cook from scratch, with very few shortcuts. It takes effort but is well worth it. If you've never baked from scratch before, here's your chance. Enjoy

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
• 1 cup of chopped pecans
• 1 ( 7 oz.) jar of marshmallow cream
• 9x13 inch pan
• FOR ICING
• 1 (16 OZ.) box powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 tsp vanilla extract1 bag of miniature marshmallows

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Cream sugar, cocoa, and butter and add eggs and vanilla. Blend well until smooth.

3. Stir in flour, coconut flakes and pecans. Bake in your 9x13 in. pan for 45 minutes. Test with toothpick to ensure it's done.

4. Take out and spread with marshmallow cream while still warm. Cool.

5. For icing, sift sugar and the cocoa. Cream butter with dry ingredients, then stir in milk and vanilla. Add your miniature marshmallows spread out over cake. Take your icing mix and pour over the marshmallows and cake. Enjoy!

[MyJB]

on 6/5/2009 The picture of the Mississippi Mud cake is simply mouthwatering. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

[barbiecrafts]

on 6/4/2009 Oh How I loved this missisippi mud cake as a kid and have never made one. 5 rexcc

[soanyway]

on 5/3/2009 My favorite dessert and I have never had a recipe! Thanks. I have recomn'd you. Pay it forward! BTW your saying is what our sermon was in church today~ ;-)