Red Velvet Cafe

Christine's Mississippi Mud Cake

Ingredients:

Cake:
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup melted butter
1 jar marshmallow cream
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup cocoa
1 cup shredded coconut
1 to 2 cups chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups sifted flour

Frosting:
1/2 cup melted butter
6 Tbs. milk
1/3 cup cocoa
1 box powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans

Prep time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Yield: 12 servings

Cake:

Preheat oven to 350º. Grease and flour 13x9-inch cake pan.
Beat eggs and sugar until thick. Combine butter, flour, cocoa, vanilla, coconut, and nuts. Mix well; add to egg mixture. Pour into cake pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

While the cake is still hot, spread marshmallow cream over the top. Cool. Ice with frosting.

Frosting:
Combine melted butter, milk, cocoa, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Add nuts.

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