Mississippi Mud Cake!

 





Mississippi Mud Cake is an old recipe that I grew up eating.  You never went to a church pot luck or a family reunion that Mississippi Mud Cake wasn't present and accounted for.  It's a really good sort of gooey brownie like cake made from scratch.  For some reason, we quit making the Mississippi Mud Cake for the last several years, I am not sure why though.  Maybe we tossed it aside in favor of other chocolate desserts.  I seem to get a request for this recipe at least 3 or 4 times a week so we are bringing it back.  I must say, we should have never stopped making it, because it's delicious.  Here is what you will need for this cake:

2 sticks butter, melted
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1  1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup coconut
1 bag miniature marshmallows

Frosting
1 stick butter
4 Tbs. cocoa
6 Tbs. milk
1  1lb. box powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Whisk together melted butter, sugar, cocoa, eggs, and vanilla.  Mix in flour, baking powder, salt and coconut.  Pour into a greased  9"x13" pan.  Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Sprinkle the top with the marshmallows and place back in oven for just about 5 minutes.

To make the frosting, place the butter,  cocoa, and milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir constantly to prevent scorching.  Remove from heat and add sugar, vanilla, and nuts.

  Drizzle evenly over the marshmallow layer.

  

Mississippi Mud Cake!