Mississippi Mud Cake

What can I say but "Yum!" You want a gooey, rich dessert that is easy to fix? This is it! My sister-in-law used to use this a lot for potluck dinners because is really good but easy to transport as well as make.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 2  cups sugar
• 1  cup vegetable shortening
• 4  eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1⁄3 cup  cocoa
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1  cup  chopped  nuts
• 2  cups miniature marshmallows
• 4 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
• 1⁄3 cup  cocoa
• 1  cup butter or 1  cup margarine, melted
• 1⁄2 cup evaporated milk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped  nuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Grease and flour 13x9x2 inch baking pan; set aside.
3. Cream sugar and shortening with electric mixer in mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs; beat at low speed until well blended.
5. Combine flour, cocoa, and salt in separate bowl.
6. Add to creamed mixture; blend well.
7. Stir in vanilla nuts.
8. Pour into prepared pan.
9. Bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
10. Remove from oven.
11. Sprinkle marshmallows evenly over top.
12. Return to oven 10 minutes, or until marshmallows are melted.
13. Cool in pan on rack.
14. Frost with Mississippi Mud Icing.
15. To prepare icing: Combine powdered sugar and cocoa in small mixing bowl.
16. Add butter; blend well.
17. Add milk and vanilla; beat with mixer until smooth.
18. Stir in nuts.
19. Chill before cutting into squares.