Mississippi Mud Cake Recipes

[Abear]

Originally posted by LoriMae in the
January 2004 What's for Dinner?
thread.

Mississippi Mud

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
2 Tbls cocoa
1 1/2 cup nuts
1 4 oz can coconut or 1/2 cup
1 7 oz jar marshmallow creme

Icing

1 box powdered sugar
1 cup melted butter
1/2 can of evaporated milk
1/2 cup cocoa
1 tsp vanilla

In large bowl mix butter and sugar until
fluffy, add eggs one at a time beating
well after each addition. Add vanilla,
flour and cocoa to mixture blend well.
Fold in nuts and coconut. Pour into
9 x 13 greased pan. Bake at 350 for
35 to 40 minutes. Spread marshmallow
creme on warm cake; let cool. Make
icing, spread over cooled marshmallow
creme.

Serves hungry people!

[Abear]

Originally posted by Jeannie in the
January 2004 What's for Dinner?
thread.

Mississippi Mud Cake

Here's the recipe...from Southern Living.. it's
the one I've used for years... I can't improve
on this...

1 cup butter
1/2 cup cocoa
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
dash salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
4 cups miniature marshmallows
chocolate frosting

Combine butter and cocoa in a medium
saucepan. Cook over medium heat until
butter is melts. Remove from heat;
transfer to a large mixing bowl. Add
sugar and eggs beat at medium speed
with electric mixer until blended. Add
flour, salt and vanilla beat until blended.
Stir in pecans. Spoon batter into a
lightly greased 13 x 9 inch pan.

Bake in preheated 350 degrees for 35
minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle
with marshmallows over hot cake.
Immediately spread frosting over
marshmallows on cake. Cool in pan on
wire rack. Cut into squares to serve.
Chill before slicing for neater squares.
Yields 15 servings.

Chocolate Frosting
1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar sifted
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup cocoa
1/4 cup butter softened

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl
beat at medium speed until smooth
adding 1 more tablespoon of milk if
frosting is too stiff. Yields 2 cups.

You can make half the recipe in an 8 x 8 pan

[debknechtel]

Mississippi Mud Cake

this is the variation I use...have since I was 10.

2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1 cup water
2 eggs
1/2 lb butter
1/2 cup buttermilk
4 tbsp cocoa
1 tsp vanilla

Melt butter, add water and bring to a boil. Add cocoa. Pour over dry ingredients and mix. Dissolve 1 tsp of this in buttermilk.Let standwhile beating eggs. Add buttermilk mixture, mix, add eggs,mix, add vanilla, mix Bake in 11 x 16 pan at 350 oven for 30 min. Frost

Frosting

2 cup icing sugar
4 tbsp cocoa
1/4 lb margarine
1/3 cup milk

Melt margarine, add milk and bring to a boil. Add the cocoa. Pour mixture over sifted icing sugar. Beat and pour over cake