Shelly's Recipe

MUD CAKE

Category: Cakes

Cake
1/2 cup cocoa
1 cup butter, melted, plus extra for greasing pan
4 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/8 tsp Salt and pepper, to taste
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

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

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 13x9 inch baking pan with butter. In a mixing bowl, stir together cocoa and melted butter Add eggs and next 4 ingredients and beat well. Add nuts, stirring with a spatula. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 35 minutes.

While cake is baking, prepare frosting. Beat brown sugar and butter. Add cocoa and beat. Stir in scalded milk and vanilla extract together in a mixing bowl and beat until smooth. Set aside.

Remove cake from oven, and pour the marshmallows over the cake while it is still hot. Pour the frosting over the marshmallows. Let cool slightly before cutting into pieces.