Perfect Mississippi Mud Cake

Prep Time:
30 mins

Cook Time:
25 mins

Total Time:
55 mins

Servings:
20

Yield:
20 servings

Ingredients

Icing:

½cupunsalted butter, softened
• 6tablespoonsmilk
• 3tablespoonscocoa powder
• 1(16 ounce) packageconfectioners' sugar
• 1teaspoonvanilla extract
• 1cupchopped pecans
• 1(10.5 ounce) packageminiature marshmallows

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13-inch baking pan.

Mix white sugar, flour, and salt together in a large bowl.

Combine 1/2 cup butter, vegetable oil, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil and stir until smooth. Remove from heat and stir into flour mixture.

Beat buttermilk, eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and baking soda together in a bowl; mix into chocolate mixture. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool slightly.

Combine 1/2 cup butter, milk, and 3 tablespoons cocoa powder in a saucepan; bring to a boil and remove from heat. Whisk in confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Fold in pecans.

Sprinkle marshmallows over slightly cooled cake; pour warm icing over marshmallows. Cool cake before serving.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

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