Mississippi Mud Cake

This Mississippi Mud Cake includes a homemade chocolate cake with melted marshmallows and warm chocolate frosting poured on top. Trust me, it’s as delicious as it sounds!

When I think of a chocolate lover’s dream, this is the cake that comes to mind! It’s called a “Mississippi Mud” cake because of the layers of soft marshmallow and chocolate that make up the topping and frosting. It’s one of the easiest cakes to make, baked in a simple 9×13” pan.

INGREDIENTS:

For the cake:

1C. Butter unsalted and softened
1 ½C. Granulated sugar
1 ½C. All purpose flour
½C. Cocoa powder
4 Large eggs
2tsp. Vanilla extract
1C. Chopped pecans
4C. Mini Marshmallows

For the icing:

16oz. Confectioners sugar
½C. Whole milk
½C. Cocoa powder
¼C. Butter unsalted and softened

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Beat together the butter and sugar for the cake in a mixing bowl.

Add in the flour, cocoa powder, eggs and vanilla extract until well combined.

Fold in the chopped pecans.

Spread the batter in an even layer in a well greased 9×13 baking dish.

Bake for 25 minutes until cooked completely through …