Mississippi Mud Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup softened butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large room temperature eggs
• 1 1/2 cup self rising flour
• 1/2 baking cocoa
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 jar marshmallow cream
• 1/2 cup softened butter (1 stick)
• 3 3/4 cup confectioners sugar
• 3 tablespoons baking cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 4-5 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar 5-7 minutes until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time beating throughly after each addition.
3. Combine flour and cocoa powder,gradually add to creamed mixture until well blended. Fold in the pecans.
4. Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool for 3 minutes (center of cake will fall) carefully spoon marshmallow cream on cake and spread. Let cake cool completely.
5. In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in cocoa powder, vanilla and milk to achieve frosting consistency. Fold in pecans. Spread over marshmallow cream layer. Store in refrigerator.