Luby's Mississippi Mud Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 4 extra-large eggs
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 3/4 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 2 1/2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup pecan pieces
• sweetened whipped cream
• maraschino cherry

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f grease and flour 13x9â€? baking pan.
• 2 for cake, in large bowl, beat together butter, sugar, and cocoa until smooth and creamy. add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. add flour, pecans, and vanilla. mix just until blended. pour into pan.
• 3 bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. cool on wire cooling rack.
• 4 for icing, combine butter, sugar, marshmallows, cocoa, and milk in medium saucepan. cook over medium-low heat just until marshmallows are melted, stirring frequently. drizzle over cake.
• 5 sprinkle with pecans and cool completely. garnish with whipped cream and cherries.