The Honorable Ronnie Musgrove

former Governor and Candidate for U.S. Senate from Mississippi

Specialty Recipe

Mississippi Mud Cake

I am happy to share a couple recipes that are always a hit in my family. I have enclosed a copy of a recipe for Mississippi Mud Cake that is as sweet as Mississippi itself. I hope you enjoy your dessert as you sample a taste of Mississippi. I am sure they will become a favorite of your family, too.

Ingredients for Cake

2 cups sugar

1/3 cup cocoa

4 eggs

1-1/2 cups flour

1 cup chopped nuts

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 pint marshmallow creme

Ingredients for Icing

1 stick butter

1/3 cup cocoa

1 box powdered sugar

1/4 cup evaporated milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix all cake ingredients except the marshmallow creme. Bake in greased and floured 9 x 13-inch dish for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. When done and still hot, spread marshmallow creme over top. Cool cake slightly. While cooling cake, mix icing ingredients together. Spread over slightly warm cake.

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