Mississippi Mud Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 cups flour
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 ½ cups cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 6 tbsp milk
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¾ cup boiling water
- 10 oz mini marshmallows
Frosting
- 2 sticks butter
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup milk
- 4 tsp vanilla
- 4-5 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the dry ingredients: flour, sugars, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add oil, eggs, vanilla, milk and sour cream. Mix well.
- Carefully add the boiling water and mix.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove cake from oven and sprinkle marshmallows all over, completely covering it.
- Return to the oven and bake for 3-5 minutes. Allow the cake to cool completely before drizzling frosting on top.
Frosting
- Melt butter in a small saucepan, add milk and cocoa powder and whisk well.
- Cook for 3-5 minutes stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and powdered sugar.
- Use an electric mixer to make the frosting smooth.
- Drizzle warm frosting immediately over the cake.
- Refrigerate the cake for 30 minutes or until the frosting has set. Remove from the refrigerator and store at room temperature.
Nutrition values are estimates, for exact values consult a nutritionist.
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