Mississippi Mud Brownies - from the Allrecipes Website

I found this on another website this morning. They sound fantasic. Here is what the chef had to say: "My mother jokes that if she had a nickel for every pan of these she's made, she'd be wealthy! They are so rich, so sweet, and so good! Cut in small squares."

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 24
• Yields: 1 9 x 13 inch pan

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter, melted
• 1⁄3 cup  unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2  cups sugar
• 4  eggs
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  pinch salt
• 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 (10 1/2ounce) package miniature marshmallows

• FROSTING

• 1⁄3 cup  unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
• 4  cups confectioners' sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄3 cup milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan.
3. In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt 1 cup of butter.
4. Remove from heat and stir in cocoa until smooth.
5. Mix in the white sugar, eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla.
6. Mix in the flour, then fold in pecans and marshmallows.
7. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
8. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until brownies start to pull away from the sides of the pan.
9. Let cool in pan.
10. To make the frosting: In a medium saucepan, melt together 1/2 cup of butter and 1/3 cup of cocoa.
11. Mix in confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth.
12. Gradually beat in the milk, a tablespoon at a time until icing is a nice spreading consistency.