MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE – The Southern Girl Cooks

Mississippi Mud Cake begins with a do-it-yourself chocolate cake, and you then add marshmallows and a beautiful chocolate frosting! This traditional is a winner.

In the event you love chocolate truffles, you have to do this Southern Coca-Cola Cake or the scrumptious Almond Joy Cake. 

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS CLASSIC CAKE

This cake is wealthy and decadent! It begins with a dense chocolate cake, layered with marshmallows and a heat chocolate frosting. The mixture of chocolate cake, marshmallows, pecans and frosting go away you wanting one other piece!

This cake has the consistency of a brownie; it’s not fluffy like a cake. It’s probably the greatest chocolate truffles on the market and a traditional for a motive. In the event you haven’t tried it, it is best to positively save this recipe. It’s not arduous to make and is ideal for any household gathering or potluck. 

You can also make this cake a day prematurely, and I feel it’s higher the subsequent day. I wil admit its the frosting that takes this cake to the subsequent degree! I cant be held accountable when this cake is in the home! 

🍴KEY INGREDIENTS

All-Goal Flour – That is the flour we use and have by no means made it with cake flour or some other flour. 

White Sugar – Can’t make a candy cake with out sugar!

Butter– We use actual butter, not margarine. 

100% actual cocoa – Deliver on all of the chocolate!

Miniature Marshmallows – Some folks use marshmallow fluff however we like it with the marshmallows. 

Vanilla Extract – this provides a beautiful taste and we now have by no means used some other form.

Pecans or Walnuts – we like it with pecans however have made it with each.

Eggs – this cake makes use of 4 eggs and this cake doesn’t have any leavening agent in it comparable to baking powder or baking soda.

View the recipe card for the superb chocolate frosting!

SWAPS

This cake could be made in a 9X13 or in a jelly roll pan. In the event you make this cake in a jelly roll pan, it is going to be skinny and extra like a small brownie. This cake may be very candy, so if you’re serving this to lots of people, you can reduce it in very small items. Now the 9X13 will probably be thicker (nonetheless brownie consistency) however extra the scale of a cake. 

🍽️HOW TO MAKE

This cake is fairly simple to make and comes collectively simply. Make sure and manage your entire substances earlier than you begin. 

COOKING STEPS

Step 1
Soften butter within the microwave. Whisk in cocoa, sugar, eggs, flour salt and vanilla. Fold in nuts.

Step 2
Spray a 17 x 11 x 1-inch jelly roll pan or a 9×13 pan with cooking spray.

Step 3
Bake in preheated 350 diploma oven for 20-25 minutes if utilizing jelly roll pan or about 30 to 35 if utilizing 9 x 13 pan checking for doneness as ovens range.

Step 4
Take away from oven and unfold marshmallows on high whereas the cake continues to be sizzling. (I put mine again within the oven for about 2 minutes to let the marshmallows start to soften. Add frosting under over marshmallows. 

Step 5
Beat all of the frosting substances along with mixer. Unfold over cake. Let cake cool fully earlier than chopping.

⭐TIP

In the event you use pecans, you possibly can fold them into the cake batter and set some again to sprinkle on high like we did. We just like the pecans on the highest however you don’t have to try this. We additionally don’t watch for the cake to chill fully earlier than including the frosting however we do let it cool some.  

RECIPE VARIATIONS

Some folks will add espresso or bourbon to the cake batter, however we by no means have. I’ve seen some recipes with layer of caramel too or the addition of coconut.

SERVE THIS WITH

This cake can go together with any meal or occasion, however many individuals make it throughout the vacation season. In the event you learn the feedback many individuals make this cake for Christmas and if you happen to love chocolate truffles for the vacations add this one to your checklist! 

❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

STORING AND REHEATING

I retailer this cake in an air tight container and it retains properly. I don’t retailer this within the fridge.

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SERVING SIZE

This cake makes 12  servings. It’s going to rely upon which cake you make and the way massive you chop the items. 

Mississippi Mud Cake

The Southern Girl Cooks

It is a traditional cake that you will need to make time and again. It is at all times a success!

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner Time 25 minutes minutes

Whole Time 35 minutes minutes

Course Cake

Delicacies American

• 1 cup butter or margarine or 2 sticks or 16 tablespoons, melted
• 1/2 cup cocoa I take advantage of 100% pure cocoa
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs crushed
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• Sprint salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups nuts of your alternative I take advantage of pecans or walnuts
• 4 cups miniature marshmallows Might use marshmallow fluff

Frosting Elements

• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1/4 cup or 4 tablespoons butter softened
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• Soften butter in microwave. Whisk in cocoa, sugar, eggs, flour salt and vanilla. Fold in nuts. Spray a 17 x 11 x 1 inch jelly roll pan (or could make this in a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray.

• Bake in preheated 350 diploma oven for 20-25 minutes if utilizing jelly roll pan or about 30 to 35 if utilizing 9 x 13 pan checking for doneness as ovens range.

• Take away from oven and unfold marshmallows on high whereas the cake continues to be sizzling. (I put mine again within the oven for about 2 minutes to let the marshmallows start to soften. Add frosting under over marshmallows.

Key phrase Mississippi Mud Cake

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