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Mississippi mud cake
Mississippi Mud Cake is literally the best cake you could ever eat. Historically, it's a cake that's been around forever.
Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time
45
minutes
mins
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
8
slices
Calories:
888
kcal
Author:
Wendy
Ingredients
1
cup
unsalted butter
½
cup
cocoa powder
2
cups
granulated sugar
4
large eggs
1 ½
cup
all purpose flour
½
teaspoon
kosher salt
1
cup
chopped walnuts
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
2
cups
mini marshmallows
or large marshmallows cut into quarters
1
can
chocolate frosting
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9x13 baking dish with pam baking spray
Using a medium heatproof bowl, melt the butter and cocoa powder together in increments of 45 seconds until completely melted
Using a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, vanilla and eggs until combined
Gradually whisk in the chocolate butter mixture until combined
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt and gradually whisk into the wet ingredients
Fold in the chopped walnuts
Pour the batter into the baking dish
Bake in the oven for 35-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean
As soon as the cake comes out of the oven top with the marshmallows
Place back into the oven for 4 minutes so that the marshmallow starts
to slightly melt
Place the cake onto the counter
Remove the foil from the chocolate frosting and place container into the microwave for 45 seconds to melt the frosting
Pour the frosting over the marshmallows and smooth evenly
Allow the frosting to set for about an hour before serving!
Notes
If you do not have mini marshmallows, you can score large marshmallows into quarters.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
slice
|
Calories:
888
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
119
g
|
Protein:
10
g
|
Fat:
46
g
|
Saturated Fat:
20
g
|
Cholesterol:
143
mg
|
Sodium:
296
mg
|
Potassium:
320
mg
|
Fiber:
4
g
|
Sugar:
90
g
|
Vitamin A:
828
IU
|
Vitamin C:
1
mg
|
Calcium:
48
mg
|
Iron:
3
mg