Mississippi Mud Cake
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans, toasted
- 1 (10.5 oz bag) miniature marshmallows
- Chocolate frosting
- Whisk together melted butter and next 5 ingredients into a large bowl. Stir in flour and chopped pecans. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10x15 pan.
- Bake at 350 F for 20-25 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean. Remove from oven, top warm cake evenly with marshmallows. Return to oven and bake 5 minutes. Remove and cover warm cake with chocolate frosting and allow to cool completely.
- *Note - 2 (19.5 oz) packages brownie mix, prepared according to package directions may be substituted for first 7 ingredients. Stir in chopped pecans. Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes and proceed with marshmallows and frosting as directed.
butter, sugar, unsweetened cocoa, eggs, vanilla, salt, flour, pecans, marshmallows, chocolate frosting
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/mississippi-mud-cake-50161739 (may not work)