Mississippi Mud Cake Recipe Southern Living Food

MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE

Steps:

• Whisk together melted butter and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in flour and pecans. Pour batter into a greased and floured 15x10 jellyroll pan.
• Bake at 350º for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in middle of cake coumes out clean. Remove from oven, top warm cake with marshmallows and return to oven for 5 more minutes.
• For the frosting, combine all ingredients with a mixer until well mixed.
• Drizzle chocolate frosting over warm cake.
• Cool completely.

FAST AS LIGHTNING MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE

Steps:

• Place the pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet.
• Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until toasted.
• Prepare mix according to the package directions using eggs, vegetable oil, and water; pour into a greased 15x10 x 1-inch jelly-roll pan.
• Bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Remove from oven, and top with marshmallows; bake 8 to 10 more minutes.
• Drizzle warm cake with Chocolate Frosting, and sprinkle evenly with toasted pecans. Enjoy!

MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a saucepan, melt the butter. Whisk in the cocoa powder, then the boiling water. Let it bubble up for a few seconds, then turn it off and set it aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together the flour, granulated sugar and salt. Pour the chocolate mixture over the flour mixture and stir a few times to start to cool the chocolate.
• In a separate small bowl, mix the buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla and eggs. Pour over the flour-chocolate mixture and mix until everything is combined. Pour into the prepared baking dish and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and turn on the broiler.
• Sprinkle the marshmallows over the cake, then return the dish to the oven to broil until the marshmallows start to turn golden, about 1 minute. Set aside to cool.
• For the icing: Melt the butter in a saucepan, then whisk in the milk and cocoa powder. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar in 4 to 5 additions. Stir in the nuts and vanilla.
• Pour the icing all over the marshmallows, allowing some marshmallows to remain visible. Let the icing set, then deliver or serve.

MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Lightly grease a 9x13 inch pan.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan.
• Add the cocoa and stir.
• Remove from the heat.
• Pour butter mixture into a mixing bowl and add sugar and eggs.
• Mix until blended.
• Add the vanilla.
• Mix in the flour and salt.
• Stir in the pecans.
• Put batter into prepared pan and cook for 35 minutes or until done.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with marshmallows.
• Cool in the pan on a wire rack.
• For the frosting: Combine all of the ingredients and mix until smooth. Spread frosting on cooled cake.
• If your frosting is too thick, add more milk.

MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour and cocoa; gradually add to creamed mixture until blended. Fold in the pecans., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool for 3 minutes (cake will fall in the center). Spoon the marshmallow creme over cake; carefully spread to cover top. Cool completely., For frosting, in a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in the cocoa, vanilla and enough milk to achieve frosting consistency. Fold in pecans. Spread over marshmallow creme layer. Store in the refrigerator.