Mississippi Mud Cake

• portionen: 20 servings
• aktive zeit: 15 minutes
• gesamtzeit: 1 hour

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1 cup pecan halves

2 tablespoons butter, melted

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups granulated sugar

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa (like Hershey's)

4 large eggs, beaten

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted and cooled

1 (10.5 ounce) bag of mini marshmallows or 1 (7 ounce) jar of marshmallow creme

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter

6 tablespoons milk

4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 (1 pound) box powdered sugar, sifted

Anweisungen

Toss the pecans with the melted butter and roast in a preheated 375-degree F oven for about 12 to 15 minutes or until fragrant.

Remove and sprinkle with salt, transfer to a plate to cool. Once cooled, coarsely chop.

For the cake, reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 13-inch pan; set aside.

Whisk together the flour, sugar, salt and cocoa.

Add the eggs, vanilla and cooled, melted butter; mix until blended. Pour into the prepared baking dish and bake at 350 degree F. for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes back clean.

Remove from oven and sprinkle the marshmallows, or place dollops of the marshmallow creme, all over the top of the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.

Once the marshmallows or creme begins to melt, use a spatula to carefully spread out some, but leave a few bumps from the marshmallow.

For the frosting, melt together the last stick of butter with the milk until hot. Remove from the heat and whisk in the cocoa and vanilla.

Add in the sifted powdered sugar and quickly beat with a wooden spoon until smooth, returning to a low burner to loosen if mixture thickens too quickly.

Immediately pour the frosting evenly all over the marshmallow layer.

Immediately scatter the toasted pecans over the top, set entire pan aside on a wire rack and allow the cake to cool completely before cutting into small squares.

Notizen

Extra marshmallows can be frozen!

I like to cut these into squares small enough to fit into a candy cup and store them in the refrigerator, layered with wax paper in a covered container. Bring them to room temperature before serving.