Mississippi Mud Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 lb butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped nuts (your choice, i use pecans but walnuts would work fine too)
• 1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow creme
• 1 lb powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 cup margarine, melted
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts (your choice, see above)
• 1/4 cup shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 for cake:
• 2 combine sugar with melted butter.
• 3 beat until will mixed.
• 4 add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 5 sift flour with baking powder and cocoa.
• 6 stir into butter and sugar mixture; blend well.
• 7 stir in coconut, nuts and vanilla; mix well.
• 8 put in greased 13x9 baking pan; bake at 350 degrees.for 30-45 min or until toothpick comes out clean.
• 9 cover top of cake with marshmallow creme while cake is still hot; set aside.
• 10 for frosting:.
• 11 combine sugar and cocoa with melted margarine.
• 12 beat until well blended.
• 13 add milk 1 tablespoon at a time, until icing reaches desired consistency.
• 14 add vaniila and mix well.
• 15 spread frosting onto cooled cake; garnish with nuts and coconut.
• 16 enjoy!