Dessert: Wilmington Island Marsh Mud Cake

A rich chocolate cake served warm with frosting.

Ingredients

1/2 cup cocoa, plus 1/3 cup for frosting
1 cup butter, melted, plus 1/4 cup softened for frosting
4 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract, plus 1 teaspoon for frosting
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
1 (16 oz) box light brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 (10.5 oz) package miniature marshmallows

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 °.
Grease a 13x9x2-inch pan.
Stir 1/2 cup cocoa into mixing bowl with 1 cup butter.
Add eggs, flour, sugar, salt and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Beat well with a mixer.
Fold in nuts.
Pour into prepared pan and bake for 35 minutes.
While cake is baking, prepare frosting.
Scald the milk.
Beat the brown sugar and 1/4 cup butter together.
Add 1/3 cup cocoa, milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat until smooth.
Remove cake from oven when done and pour marshmallows over hot cake.
Pour frosting over marshmallows on top.

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