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.