Mississippi Mud Cake

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Here’s my Mississippi Mud Cake Recipe. I think you’ll love it, too!

Ingredients:

1 cup of melted butter (or 1 stick of butter and 1 stick of margarine)

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa

4 large eggs (lightly beaten)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans, toasted

1 (10.5-ounce) bag miniature marshmallows

Instructions:

1. Whisk together melted butter and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl.
Stir in flour and chopped pecans.

2. Pour batter into a greased and floured 15- x 10-inch jellyroll pan.

3. Bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

4. Remove from oven; top warm cake evenly with marshmallows.
Return to oven, and bake 5 minutes.

5. Drizzle Chocolate Frosting (see recipe and instructions below) over warm cake.

TIP: Let these cool completely before cutting into squares!