Mississippi Mud Cake
from Maxine Helgemo
Ingredients:
| 2 | sticks butter, melted |
| 1½ | cup sugar |
| 1½ | cup flour |
| 1½ | cup shredded coconut |
| 1½ | cup chopped nuts |
| 3 | tablespoons cocoa powder |
| 4 | eggs |
| 7- | ounce jar marshmallow cream |
Frosting:
| 1 | pound 10x sugar |
| ½ | cup cocoa powder |
| 1 | stick butter melted |
| 1 | teaspoon vanilla |
Pre-heat oven to 300° F. Grease and flour a 9×13‑inch pan. Combine all ingredients except marshmallow cream and pour into pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and spread marshmallow cream over top. Return to oven and bake for an additional 5 minutes. Cool.
Beat frosting ingredients together. If the frosting is too stiff, add a little milk. Spread on cooled cake.