Arkansas Mud Cake Recipes

MUD CAKE

Steps:

• Coat a 6-in. springform pan with cooking spray and dust with flour; set aside. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until blended. Stir in pecans. , Transfer to prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , For frosting, in a small saucepan, combine the butter, milk and cocoa; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; beat in the confectioners' sugar and vanilla. , Place springform pan on a wire rack. Immediately spread marshmallow creme over hot cake. Drop 2 tablespoons of frosting over creme; cut through with a knife to swirl. Cool completely. , Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; remove sides of pan. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with pecans.

ARKANSAS MUD CAKE

Steps:

• Using electric mixer, and in a large bowl, cream butter.
• Slightly beat eggs and add to butter.
• Mix well.
• Add coconut sugar, flour, cocoa, vanilla, and nuts; mix together.
• This is a heavy batter.
• Do not beat.
• Spread batter in greased 9x13x2 inch pan.
• Bake at 350 ¡F for about 45 minutes.
• As soon as cake is taken from oven, spread marshmallow creme over top.
• Cool for 20 minutes.
• To prepare frosting, mix together all frosting ingredients, except nuts, using slow speed of mixer.
• Pour over marshmallow creme.
• Top with nuts.

MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE

Steps:

• To make cake, beat sugar and butter until fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time beating after each. Add flour, cocoa, salt, vanilla and pecans and beat. Place in buttered 9 by 13-inch baking pan. Cut and waxed paper to fit bottom of pan, then butter the paper. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool on rack and remove waxed paper. For frosting, sift sugar and cocoa together. Add butter, vanilla, and pecans and mix well. Spread over top of cake.
• For frosting, sift sugar and cocoa together. Add butter, vanilla, and pecans and mix well. Spread over top of cake.

PERFECT MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix white sugar, flour, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Combine 1/2 cup butter, vegetable oil, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil and stir until smooth. Remove from heat and stir into flour mixture.
• Beat buttermilk, eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and baking soda together in a bowl; mix into chocolate mixture. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Combine 1/2 cup butter, milk, and 3 tablespoons cocoa powder in a saucepan; bring to a boil and remove from heat. Whisk in confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Fold in pecans.
• Sprinkle marshmallows over slightly cooled cake; pour warm icing over marshmallows. Cool cake before serving.

MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE III

Steps:

• Place coffee and rum in a saucepan and heat to simmer. Add the chocolate and the butter or margarine. Cook, stirring, occasionally, until both are melted. Remove from the heat.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs. Gradually beat in the sugar until the mixture is thick. Beat in the vanilla and the chocolate mixture. In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Beat into the chocolate mixture.
• Turn the batter into a greased and floured tube pan. Bake in a preheated 275 degrees F (135 degrees C) oven for 1 1/2 hours, or until the cake tests done with a toothpick. Transfer to a rack to cool. Makes 16 servings.