This Mississippi Mud Cake includes a homemade chocolate cake with melted marshmallows and warm chocolate frosting poured on top. Trust me, it’s as delicious as it sounds!
Everyone loves a good chocolate cake (like this Flourless Chocolate Cake). Who doesn’t? But this popular potluck cake, Mississippi Mud Cake, just sets the bar up high….waaay up high!
We’re talking about moist, rich, and chocolatey cake, topped all over with a gooey melted marshmallow then finished off with a deliciously sweet chocolate frosting. Double YUM!
I don’t usually discriminate when it comes to baked goods (hey, I love them all), but DANG, this easy mud cake is simply drool-worthy. That soft melted marshmallow on top is what I think makes this cake far better than the rest. Hubby, who’s not even a big dessert fan, swears by this cake. Let’s get down to business and discover what makes this cake extra special!
Ingredients
Cake
1 cup butter
1/2 cup cocoa
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, slightly beaten
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 dash salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups pecans(optional)
4 cups mini marshmallows
Chocolate frosting
1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar, sifted
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup cocoa
1/4 cup softened butter
Directions
1 Preheat oven to 350°F.
2 Lightly grease a 9×13 inch pan.
3 Melt the butter in a medium saucepan.
4 Add the cocoa and stir.
5 Remove from the heat.
6 Pour butter mixture into a mixing bowl and add sugar and eggs.
7 Mix until blended.
8 Add the vanilla.
9 Mix in the flour and salt.
10 Stir in the pecans.
11 Put batter into prepared pan and cook for 35 minutes or until done.
12 Remove from oven and sprinkle with marshmallows.
13 Cool in the pan on a wire rack.
For the Frosting
Combine all of the ingredients and mix until smooth. Spread frosting on cooled cake. If your frosting is too thick, add more milk.
