Saturday, October 13, 2012

Mississippi Mud Cake


What can I say about this cake? This may be my favorite cake so far. It is just so delicious and easy to make. It's great to take to a party or just make for yourself. Shhh. I won't tell.


1 Cup butter
1 (4oz.) semisweet chocolate  baking bar, chopped
2 Cup sugar
1 1/2 Cup flour
1/2 Cup unsweetened cocoa
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 tsp salt
1 (10.5 oz.) bag miniature marshmallows
1 Cup chopped pecans, optional
Preheat oven to 350.   Combine butter and semisweet chocolate into a microwave safe bowl and heat at high for 1 minute or until melted and smooth.  Stir at 30 second intervals.
Add sugar, flour, cocoa, eggs, vanilla and salt into chocolate mixture.  Pour batter into a greased 15 x 10 x 1 inch jelly roll pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.  Remove from oven and sprinkle with marshmallows.  Bake for an additional 8-10 minutes of until marshmallows begin to brown.  Remove from oven and drizzle warm cake with chocolate frosting (see below)

Chocolate Frosting
1/2 Cup butter
1/3  Cup milk
1/4 Cup unsweetened cocoa
1 -16 oz. package powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Melt butter in pan over medium heat.  Add in milk and cocoa, and bring mixture to a boil.  Stir constantly.  Remove from heat.  Add in powdered sugar and stir until smooth.  Add vanilla.  Use immediately.  If you need to thin it out add a little milk.  Sprinkle with chopped nuts

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