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Mississippi Mud Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup butter
1 4 ox. semisweet chocolate baking bar, chopped
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
4 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 tsp. salt
1 10.5 oz. bag miniature marshmallow

Chocolate Frosting
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/3 cup milk
1 16 oz. package powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:
Directions:
Place pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake at 350' for 8 - 10 minute or until toasted. Microwave 1 cup butter and semisweet chocolate in large microwave safe glass bowl at high 1 minute or until melted and smooth, stirring every 30 seconds.

whisk sugar and next 5 ingredients into chocolate mixture. Pour batter into greased 15 x 10 x 1 inch jelly-roll pan.

Bake at 350' for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle evenly with miniature marshmallows; bake 8 - 10 more minutes or until golden brown. Drizzle warm cake with chocolate frosting and sprinkle evenly with toasted pecans.

Chocolate Frosting
Stir together first 3 ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat until butter is melted. Cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes or until slightly thickened; remove from heat. Beat in powdered sugar and vanilla at medium high speed with an electric mixer until smooth.

Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
15

 

 

 

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