Mississippi Mud Cake

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup Crisco
• 13 cup cocoa
• 1 12 cups flour (if using self-rising flour, omit the salt)
• 4 eggs
• 1 14 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 (12 ounce) package miniature marshmallows
• 1 cup nuts (optional)
• 34 cup butter or 34 cup margarine
• 0.75 (16 ounce) bag powdered sugar, to taste
• 14 cup cocoa
• 14 cup Carnation instant milk
• 1 cup nuts (optional)

1. Cream sugar and cocoa with Crisco.
2. Add eggs one at a time, beating well.
3. Stir dry ingredients and add to mixture.
4. Add nuts and vanilla.
5. Bake in long pan (13 x 9 works) or cookie sheet for 30 minutes at 300 degrees.
6. Mix icing while cake is baking.
7. Remove from oven and cover with marshmallows.
8. Return to oven for 10 minutes.
9. Remove from oven and cool 20 minutes.
10. Cover with icing.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mississippi-mud-cake-511457 (may not work)