Pecan Mississippi Mud Cake

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6


• 1/4 cup butter, softened


• 1/2 cup sugar


• 1 egg


• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour


• 3 tablespoons baking cocoa


• 1/4 teaspoon salt


• 2 tablespoons chopped pecans


• 3 tablespoons butter


• 1 tablespoon 2% low-fat milk


• 2 teaspoons 2% low-fat milk


• 2 teaspoons baking cocoa


• 1 cup confectioners' sugar


• 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract


• 1/3 cup marshmallow creme


• 2 tablespoons pecans, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 cake:.


• 2 heat oven to 350.


• 3 coat a 6 inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray and dust with flour; set aside.


• 4 in a small mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. beat in egg and vanilla.


• 5 combine the flour, cocoa and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until blended.


• 6 stir in pecans.


• 7 transfer to prepared pan.


• 8 bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.


• 9 frosting:.


• 10 in a small saucepan, combine the butter, milk and cocoa; bring to a boil.


• 11 remove from the heat; beat in the confectioners' sugar and vanilla.


• 12 place springform pan on a wire rack.


• 13 immediately spread marshmallow creme over hot cake.


• 14 drop 2 tbsp of frosting over creme; cut through with a knife to swirl.


• 15 cool completely.


• 16 carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; remove sides of pan.


• 17 spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.


• 18 sprinkle pecans on top.