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Mississippi Mud Cake is rich and gooey and wonderful and there are several versions out there but truthfully this is the very best recipe there is…honest…go ahead try it! I had the pleasure of having this at a church dinner and naturally asked for the recipe. It was made by the grandma of a young friend at church named Heather. She shared the story with me that the recipe was that of her daughters…Heathers mother Mary . Tragically Mary was killed in a horrible accident when Heather was just a child. Heather shared that her mom took this to church dinners as well and I am excited to say she is thinking of making the cake for the church homecoming this weekend. Heather now has girls of her own and she plans on having the girls help make the cake so she can make some new memories around this wonderful treat. I hope that many will try this delightful cake and share it with your families. I know that Heather and her Grandma would be thrilled to know that Mary’s cake was being tried and tested all around the globe! Thanks again to them for the recipe and for the pleasure of getting to share it with all of you. Enjoy !
| Mississippi Mud Cake Best Recipe |
Recipe type: Dessert
Recipe by Mary Marsh (Heather Elliott’s mother)
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 2 sticks margarine, melted
- 1/3 cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 jar marshmallow cream
- Chocolate Frosting
- 1 stick butter
- 1/3 cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup milk (plus or minus)
- 1/2 cup pecans
Instructions
- Beat eggs and sugar, set aside.
- Combine flour, melted margarine cocoa, vanilla, coconut and pecans. Blend in eggs and sugar mixture.
- Pour into greased 13 x 9 pan and bake @ 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and immediately spread with marshmallow cream.
- Frosting: Cream butter and vanilla. Add in cocoa, powdered sugar and milk (a bit at a time using only what is needed for desired consistency) until smooth. Spread over cake. Sprinkle with pecans.
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I imagine you all think I totally forgot about you but on the contrare…Life just happened and although I love food I love my family more…first and foremost my kids. Raime has worked hard for the last two and half years to get her Masters – Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. We are so proud of her and wanted to have a party but she insisted on just dinner out with the immediate family…well that was until a week and a half before graduation. So…she decided as it was Mothers Day and Church Day that the restaurants would be packed and that we couldn’t possibly get seats for all of us and therefore we should just have a get together here at our house. Of course being all OCDish as I am the to do list quickly turned to a OMG list. It had been pre-decided that our in ground pool needed a new liner and let’s just say that took up the better part of 4 days….I am omitting the horrid details lol. Of course I had flower beds to prepare, things to paint, things to fix, things to clean…and on and on. From sun up to sun down The Hubby and I busted our tails and it was well worth it. For the menu we opted for a Mexican Bar with all the fixings and desserts. The food went over great and everyone had a lovely time visiting, playing cornhole and the kids got in the pool. Raime of course looked beautiful and we were all so proud to honor her accomplishment of graduating with honors. I couldn’t have asked for a better Mothers Day…having the whole family and extended family together was a true blessing! The other bonus is that a lot of my to do list for our big 4th of July party is already done!!! Watch for some new recipes and please keep coming back!
