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Yum......Cake!

This was a favorite I used to bake quite often back in the 80's.  So I decided it would be a great come back to use to help the Father's Day celebration at our house.  If you decided to bake one for your household, I would suggest you eat just one piece and share the rest.  It is sweeeeeeet!

MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE
Cake Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 stick butter or margarine
1/2 vegetable oil
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup water
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 bag mini marshmallows

Icing
1 stick butter
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
6 tablespoons milk
1 box (1 lb.) powdered sugar
*1 cup pecans, chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350.  Grease and flour 13X9 pan.

Combine sugar, salt, and flour in large mixing bowl.  Set aside.

Bring butter, oil, cocoa powder, water to a boil in saucepan.  Add to the flour mixture.

Beat together eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, and vanilla.  Add to chocolate mixture.  Mix well and pour into prepared pan.  Bake 25 minutes.

While cake is baking, make the icing.  Melt butter in cocoa and mild over low heat. Bring to a boil then remove from heat.  Stir in powdered sugar.  After well mixed slowly add in nuts and vanilla.

Take cake from oven, cover with the mini marshmallows.  Put back in oven for 5 minutes, until marshmallows are light golden brown.  Take back out of oven and pour warm icing over cake and marshmallows.  Cool the cake before serving.

*I usually put the pecan in the cake batter instead of the icing.  Either way is good!

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