Photo: Wilmington Island Marsh Mud Cake Recipe
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted, plus extra butter for greasing pan
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
Frosting:
- 1 (16-ounce) box light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1/2 cup milk, scalded
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 (10.5 ounce) package miniature marshmallows
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a 13 by 9 by 2-inch pan with butter.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the cocoa and the melted butter. Add the eggs, flour, granulated sugar, salt, and vanilla. Beat well with a hand-held electric mixer. Add nuts, stirring with a rubber spatula. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 35 minutes.
While cake is baking, prepare the frosting. Beat the brown sugar and butter. Add the cocoa and beat. Stir in the scalded milk and vanilla together in a mixing bowl and beat with the hand-held mixer until smooth. Set aside.
Remove the cake from the oven, and pour the marshmallows over the cake while it is still hot. Pour the frosting over the marshmallows. Let cool slightly before cutting into pieces.
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By kathewood
Arlington, VA
on August 01, 2011
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This is very chocolatey and very rich like most said. I was confused at first b/c the "frosting" is very thin but I realized it is supposed to be like that. The frosting is a little grainy b/c of all the sugar but it melts when you pour it over the hot cake and its not really an issue. The whole thing tastes just like the inside of a molten lava chocolate cake.
By averdial
on April 12, 2011
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my friends went crazy with it..they loved it.. so did i
By yvonnel30
Paterson, NJ
on October 15, 2010
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I made this one night for my family and they loved. If you're looking for something light this isn't it. This recipe is very rich and decadent. It's absolutely delicious in moderation. I did not have any problems with the recipe everyone loved it including me.
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