Mississippi Mud Cake II

Hello, I have made this cake since the '70s when it first appeared in the Food section of the DALLAS Times Herald.

• Ready In: 0 mins
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup  cocoa
• 2  cups sugar
• 4  eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1  pinch salt
• 1  cup coconut
• 1 1⁄2 cups  nuts
• 1  tablespoon vanilla
• 1  jar marshmallow creme

• Icing

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄3 cup  cocoa
• 1  tablespoon vanilla
• 1  lb powdered sugar
• 1⁄4 cup milk (I use evaporated)

Directions

1. Melt butter and cocoa together, remove from heat. Stir in sugar and eggs and mix well.
2. Add flour, salt, nuts, coconut and vanilla.
3. Mix well.
4. Bake in 13x9x2 inch pan at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes (check with the toothpick method). Remove from oven, spoon marshmallow cream over the cake while still very hot.
5. Icing Melt butter and cocoa together, add the rest of the ingrediants.
6. Spread over marshmallow layer.
7. Swirl into marshmallow cream to resemble mud.