Mouthwatering Mississippi mud cake

Made from scratch, this Mississippi mud cake recipe is the most mouthwatering combination of moist chocolate cake, creamy chocolate icing, and fluffy melted mini marshmallows.

Ingredients

2 cups plain flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 stick unsalted butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup cold water plus 1 tsp
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup buttermilk
10 oz marshmallows

Chocolate Icing

1 stick unsalted butter
3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
6 tbsp whole milk
16 oz confectioner’s sugar (or powdered sugar)
1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. In a medium bowl, sift flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda together.
3. Bring butter, oil, cocoa, and one cup of water to a boil, stirring constantly.
4. Once it boils, remove the pot from the heat and combine the cocoa mixture with the flour mixture in a mixing bowl.
5. Add eggs, one teaspoon of cold water, and buttermilk, and mix well.
6. Pour into a greased and floured 9×13 baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes.
7. Top with marshmallows while warm and make icing while the cake is baking.

Chocolate Icing

1. Combine butter, cocoa, and milk in a saucepot and bring to a boil.
2. Remove from heat and mix in the sugar and vanilla.
3. Pour the icing over the hot cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.

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