DESSERTS - PAULA DEEN'S MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Desserts - Paula Deen's Mississippi Mud Cake Recipe - (4.6/5) image

Provided by chlovett10

Number Of Ingredients 18

Icing:
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups of all-purpose flur
1 stick unsalted butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup cocoa
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 bag of miniature marshmallows
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
3 tablespoons cocoa
6 tablespoons milk
One 1-pound box confectioner's sugar
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13x9 inch baking pan. 2. Combine the sugar, salt, and flour in a large mixing bowl. Bring the butter, oil, cocoa, and ¼ cup water to a boil in a sauce pan. Add to the flour mixture. 3. Beat together the eggs, baking soda, buttermilk ad vanilla. Add to the chocolate mixture, mix well and pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes. Paula Deen's Mississippi Mud Cake Continued: 4. While the cake is baking, make the icing by melting the butter in the cocoa and milk over low heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, then remove from the heat. Stir in the confectioners sugar. Slowly mix in the nuts and the vanilla. Take the cake from the oven, and when it cools a bit cover it with miniature marshmallows. Pour the warm icing over the cake and the marshmallows. Cool the cake before serving.