Wilmington Island Marsh Mud Cake

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Scooter Club

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (63)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(63)

Cook Time:
35 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
16 to 20 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 35 min
Total:: 45 min

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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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recipe Wilmington Island Marsh Mud Cake
mindy renner, SD 02-23-2009
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The worst cake I have ever made!!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

II do not know where to start! This cake is easy to make but I would never ever make it again. The coco taste was horrid... and the frosting was very gritty like the sugar didn't dissolve a bit. I had a little taste to end up being very very very dissatisfied, I sent it to my husbands work and they wouldn't touch it after having a sample. The reviews were less than complimentary. Dont waste your time w/ this one. Read more
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Anonymous 06-14-2007
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not so good
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

just didn't care for all the coco.
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bridget Oregon, OH 05-17-2007
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YUMMY
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

THIS IS AN EASY AND DELICIOUS RECIPE. I AM NOT A HANDY PERSON IN THE BAKING DEPARTMENT AND THIS REIPE IS APIECE OF CAKE... (HAHA)Read more
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M. Clarksburg, WV 05-14-2007
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Paula this is not your best work
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I'll give this receipe a three stars-the icing was a little running, not something to leave out on a cookout. I did top mine... cake with strawberry for a little twist.Read more
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Joyce Mechanicsburg, PA 05-01-2007
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Gritty here too
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Mine turned out gritty too, after looking at the reviews, I'm glad it wasn't something I did wrong, BUT I do have a... solution...PAULA can YOU come & cook it for me so it's perfect?! LOLRead more
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desiree yigo, GU 04-21-2007
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grainy
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

i thought the cake was ok, but the icing was way too grainy! i would just make the cake next time (not the icing or... marshmallows).Read more