Bo's Mississippi Mud Cake

Total Time: 57 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 32 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/4-1/2 cup cup butter
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• miniature marshmallow, optional
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 1 box confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degree f.
• 2 grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
• 3 in a saucepan, bring water, shortening, butter, and cocoa powder to a boil; cool.
• 4 in a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, and salt.
• 5 in a small bowl, combine eggs, baking soda, vanilla extract, and buttermilk.
• 6 blend chocolate mixture with dry ingredients; mix well.
• 7 add egg mixture; mix well.
• 8 pour into prepared baking pan.
• 9 bake 20 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 10 top immediately with frosting.
• 11 sprinkle with miniature marshmallows, if desired.
• 12 frosting: in a saucepan, melt butter, cocoa powder, and milk.
• 13 add confectioner's sugar, vanilla extract, and pecans.
• 14 blend well and ice the cake immediately.