Shelly's Recipe

MARSH MUD CAKE

Category: Cakes

Cake
1/2 cup cocoa
1 cup butter, melted
4 eggs beaten
1 1/2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Frosting
1 16-oz box light brown sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 (10.5 oz) pkg miniature marshmallows

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 13x9 inch pan. Stir cocoa into mixing bowl with butter. Add eggs, flour, sugar, salt and vanilla. Beat well with a mixer. Fold in nuts. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 35 minutes.

While cake is baking, prepare frosting. Scald the milk. Beat the brown sugar and butter together. Add cocoa, milk and vanilla and beat until smooth. Remove cake from oven when done and pour marshmallows over hot cake. Pour frosting over marshmallows on top.