Mississippi Mud Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup crisco
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 1/2 cups flour (if using self-rising flour, omit the salt)
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 (12 ounce) package miniature marshmallows
• 1 cup nuts (optional)
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 0.75 (16 ounce) bag powdered sugar, to taste
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/4 cup carnation instant milk
• 1 cup nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cream sugar and cocoa with crisco.
• 2 add eggs one at a time, beating well.
• 3 stir dry ingredients and add to mixture.
• 4 add nuts and vanilla.
• 5 bake in long pan (13 x 9 works) or cookie sheet for 30 minutes at 300 degrees.
• 6 mix icing while cake is baking.
• 7 remove from oven and cover with marshmallows.
• 8 return to oven for 10 minutes.
• 9 remove from oven and cool 20 minutes.
• 10 cover with icing.