(Family Features) Delight the chocolate lovers in your family with this easy recipe for a Southern classic like Mississippi Mud Cake.
Find more sweet recipes at Culinary.net.
Mississippi Mud Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix 15 1/4 ounces
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces
- 1 can chocolate fudge frosting 16 ounces
- 1 bag miniature marshmallows 16 ounces
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350° F.
- Grease 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking pan.
- In large bowl, using electric mixer on low speed, combine cake mix, water, oil, peanut butter and eggs. Stir in chocolate pieces. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake 30-35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
- Pour marshmallows over top of cake. Return to oven and bake 2-3 minutes, or until marshmallows are somewhat melted.
- In microwave-safe bowl, melt fudge frosting in microwave.
- Drizzle frosting over melted marshmallows.
- Sprinkle pecan pieces over frosting.
- Allow cake to cool completely before serving.