Mississippi Mud Cake

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Sweet Tooth

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (64)

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Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
12 to 16 servings

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 1 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 stick unsalted butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 cup water
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 bag miniature marshmallows

Icing:

1 stick unsalted butter, softened
3 tablespoons cocoa
6 tablespoons milk
1 (1-pound) box confectioners' sugar
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13 by 9-inch baking pan.

Combine the sugar, salt, and flour in a large mixing bowl. Bring the butter, oil, cocoa, and 1/4 cup water to a boil in a saucepan. Add to the flour mixture.

Beat together the eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, and vanilla. Add to the chocolate mixture, mix well, and pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes.

While the cake is baking, make the icing by melting the butter in the cocoa and milk over low heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, then remove from the heat. Stir in the confectioners' sugar. Slowly mix in the nuts and the vanilla. Take the cake from the oven, and when it cools a bit cover it with miniature marshmallows. Pour the warm icing over the cake and the marshmallows. Cool the cake before serving.

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null null, null 11-15-2009
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delicious
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

thanks for the recipe but when i baked the cake part of it, it was not fully cooked. I timed it and when I tried to take the... cake out it was still liqudy so now i have to wait for it to cook longer. Thanks though Amber J.. please reply 11-15-09Read more
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Ciara Kamuelah, HI 11-05-2009
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FINALLY I HAVE A BASIC GO TO CHOCOLATE CAKE!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have been using healthier options for baking for the past 6 months. This is the first time I tried a chocolate cake. I... will use this recipe for my basic chocolate cake. I did have to play around with the recipes for making this a healthy option. I did do the topping different. I used a brown rice marshmallow fluff, instead of the mini marshmallows. And for the chocolate sauce i melted some dark chocolate chips and soy milk and added crispy brown rice cereal to it, spread that over the fluff. It came out so good. The whole family loved it! I highly suggest trying this recipe.Read more
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stacey hollister, NC 09-16-2009
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WHAT WENT WRONG?
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WENT WRONG, BUT IT DIDN'T COME OUT AS EXPECTED. NOW THAT I LOOK AT THE PICTURE, I PUT THE CHOCOLATE ON THE... WRONG LAYER. I'M SURE IT'S SOMETHING I DID, BECAUSE I LOVE PAULA, AND EVERYTHING SHE MAKES IS GREAT. THE CHOCOLATE TASTED A LITTLE GRITTY. I ENDED UP THROWING MOST OF IT AWAY. AT ANY RATE, I STILL LOVE PAULA. Read more
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Twila Poneto, IN 09-15-2009
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Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This cake was delicious and very rich! My husband likes it as is, I prefer to warm mine up in the microwave and let the... marshmellows and frosting drizzle down through the cake. Because it is a rich cake I cut it into smaller pieces and froze the extra for a later time. Thanks Paula for your version of MMC.Read more
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Laura Oklahoma City, OK 09-03-2009
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For those that think its too sweet.....
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

You people have no idea what Mississippi Mud Cake is supposed to be like and you might wanna research it before you post a... bad review because of your ignorance. Paula's version here is beautiful and delicious. If you don't like sweets or butter, I suggest you stay away from Paula's recipes in general. But if you enjoy true Southern dishes like your Grandma used to make, use hers!!! This cake is wonderful, I do agree that the baking time is off by about 10-15 minutes, make sure your cake isn't too gooey in the middle, however a bit gooeyness is delightful! Thanks Paula! Read more
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Krys Kent, WA 08-02-2009
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Ugh too much
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

The icing is just overbearing. The cake itself is really nice, but in the future.. I'd omit the marshmallows, and make a... lighter icing.Read more