Mississippi Mud Cake begins with a selfmade chocolate cake, and then you definitely add marshmallows and a beautiful chocolate frosting! This traditional is a winner.
When you love chocolate truffles, you should 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 top-of-the-line chocolate truffles on the market and a traditional for a cause. When you haven’t tried it, you need to undoubtedly save this recipe. It’s not exhausting to make and is ideal for any household gathering or potluck.
You may make this cake a day upfront, and I feel it’s higher the following day. I wil admit its the frosting that takes this cake to the following 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 every other flour.
White Sugar – Can’t make a candy cake with out sugar!
Butter– We use actual butter, not margarine.
100% actual cocoa – Carry on all of the chocolate!
Miniature Marshmallows – Some folks use marshmallow fluff however we adore it with the marshmallows.
Vanilla Extract – this provides a beautiful taste and we have now by no means used every other type.
Pecans or Walnuts – we adore 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 equivalent to baking powder or baking soda.
View the recipe card for the superb chocolate frosting!
SWAPS
This cake may be made in a 9X13 or in a jelly roll pan. When 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 might reduce it in very small items. Now the 9X13 can 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. Ensure and manage all your 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 prime whereas the cake continues to be scorching. (I put mine again within the oven for about 2 minutes to let the marshmallows start to soften. Add frosting beneath over marshmallows.
Step 5
Beat all of the frosting substances along with mixer. Unfold over cake. Let cake cool utterly earlier than chopping.
⭐TIP
When you use pecans, you may fold them into the cake batter and set some again to sprinkle on prime 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 utterly 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 through the vacation season. When you learn the feedback many individuals make this cake for Christmas and when you love chocolate truffles for the vacations add this one to your checklist!
❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Sure, you completely can however I’d reduce it into items and retailer it in an air-tight container. Or you probably have a cake pan you may retailer it in that may be good too.
No I don’t.
I let it cool a bit after which simply go on and add it. I do let the cake cool earlier than I reduce it.
STORING AND REHEATING
I retailer this cake in an air tight container and it retains nicely. I don’t retailer this within the fridge.
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SERVING SIZE
This cake makes 12 servings. It can depend upon which cake you make and the way massive you chop the items.
Mississippi Mud Cake
This can be a traditional cake that you’re going to wish to make time and again. It is all the time successful!
- 1 cup butter or margarine or 2 sticks or 16 tablespoons, melted
- 1/2 cup cocoa I exploit 100% pure cocoa
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs overwhelmed
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- Sprint salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups nuts of your selection I exploit 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
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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.
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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.
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Take away from oven and unfold marshmallows on prime whereas the cake continues to be scorching. (I put mine again within the oven for about 2 minutes to let the marshmallows start to soften. Add frosting beneath over marshmallows.
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