MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE (SOUTHERN LIVING)

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Number Of Ingredients 17

Mississippi Mud Cake:
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup butter
1 (4 oz) semisweet chocolate baking bar, chopped
2 cups sugar
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
4 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 tsp. salt
1 (10.5 oz) bag miniature marshmallows
Chocolate Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/3 cup milk
1 (16 oz) pkg powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Steps:

Mississippi Mud Cake: Place pecans in a single layer on baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until toasted. Set aside to cool. Microwave 1 cup butter and semisweet chocolate in a large microwave-safe glass bowl at high for 1 minutes or until melted and smooth, stirring every 30 seconds. Whisk sugar, flour, cocoa, eggs, vanilla and salt into chocolate mixture. Pour batter into a greased 15x10x1-inch jelly-roll pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle evenly with miniature marshmallows; bake 8-10 more minutes or until golden brown. Drizzle warm cake with Chocolate Frosting (below), and sprinkle evenly with toasted pecans. Chocolate Frosting: Stir together butter, cocoa and milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat until butter is melted. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Beat in powdered sugar and vanilla at medium-high speed with an electric mixer until smooth.