Mississippi Mud Cake
(from cokerlj’s recipe box)
Lost my original recipe…hope this one is as good!
Source: Recipe Thing
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup melted butter
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup coconut
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- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 7 ounce jar of marshmallow cream
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- Frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Directions
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Grease and flour 13 × 9 pan. Preheat oven to 360 degrees.
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In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs until thick. Gradually beat in sugar.
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Combine melted butter with flour, cocoa, vanilla, coconut, and pecans in additional bowl Add to egg/sugar mixture. Stir well with a spoon.
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Pour into pan and bake 30 minutes.
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Remove from oven and immediately spread marshmallow creme, swirling to give a marbled effect. Sprinkle nuts over top if desired.
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Mix ingredients for frosting together with a beater.
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Spread frosting over marshmallow cream.