Photo: Mississippi Mud Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 pound unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 8 ounces mini marshmallows
For the frosting:
- 1/4 pound unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 (16 ounce) box confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
- 3/4 cup chopped nuts, such as pecans or walnuts, lightly toasted
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a 9 by 13-inch cake pan.
Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt into a medium mixing bowl.
Put the butter in a small saucepan and, when melted, add the cocoa and water and bring to a boil. Add the boiling cocoa mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Add the buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla and stir until smooth. Pour into the prepared baking dish and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer to a wire cooling rack and sprinkle the marshmallows evenly over the hot cake.
Put the butter in a medium saucepan and, when melted, add the cocoa powder and buttermilk and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and salt and stir until very smooth. Pour the hot icing over the marshmallows on the hot cake and sprinkle with the nuts. Let cool to lukewarm before serving. Cake is best served warm or at room temperature.
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By torri1_7803391
Fishers, IN
on January 20, 2012
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YUM! So good!! Very moist! My entire family ate it up and was still talking about it afterwards. This will definitely be made again and again. My only suggestion is to make it only when you have a lot of people over for dinner because it is so good, you can't stay out of it.
By Slowgoing
Georgia
on December 24, 2011
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I made this cake for Thanksgiving. It makes a 9x13 pan and every bit of it got eaten the same day. I was asked to make another one and went home and did cake #2. I am making it for Christmas also because it was such a hit. This cake is so moist and delicious. It was so easy to make. Actually, it was too easy to make, and I thought to myself that it cannot be good because it was so easy. Boy, was I wrong!! I added a little almond extract to the batter and to the icing to just give it a little extra flavoring. Try it - you will not be disappointed.
By k88keys
W Covina, CA
on June 11, 2011
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Holy moly this is fantastic! Has gotten rave reviews both times I've made it. One of my friends said it was too rich and chocolately for her, but for me there is NO such thing! I'm not even a big marshmallow fan but I LOVE this cake. Even if you don't want to make the whole thing, the cake without the toppings is really excellent.
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