LUBY'S MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE

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Make and share this Luby's Mississippi Mud Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Bliss

Categories Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
2 cups granulated sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
4 extra-large eggs
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 3/4 cups sifted powdered sugar
2 cups miniature marshmallows
2 tablespoons cocoa
2 1/2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup pecan pieces
sweetened whipped cream
maraschino cherry

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F Grease and flour 13x9" baking pan.
For cake, in large bowl, beat together butter, sugar, and cocoa until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour, pecans, and vanilla. Mix just until blended. Pour into pan.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire cooling rack.
For icing, combine butter, sugar, marshmallows, cocoa, and milk in medium saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat just until marshmallows are melted, stirring frequently. Drizzle over cake.
Sprinkle with pecans and cool completely. Garnish with whipped cream and cherries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 7558.3, Fat 427.2, SaturatedFat 196.7, Cholesterol 1722, Sodium 2409.8, Carbohydrate 909.3, Fiber 34.7, Sugar 673, Protein 82