Mama's Mississippi Mud Cake.

Mama's Mississippi Mud Cake is a wonderful cake... Enjoy!

 

1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened

2 cups sugar

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

4 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups nuts , your choice

1 1/2 cups flake coconut

7 ounces marshmallow cream

1 box powdered sugar 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 cup evaporated milk

1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter or margarine, softened

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
 

For the cake, combine butter, sugar, cocoa, eggs and vanilla in large bowl. Mix until creamy.
 

Add flour, nuts and coconut. Mix thoroughly. Bake for 45 minutes.
 

For the topping, remove cake from oven and immediately spread with marshmellow cream on top. Let cool.
 

For the icing, combine powdered sugar, cocoa, evaporated milk and butter. Mix thoroughly. Spread on top of marshmallow cream.