Mississippi Mud Cake

Enough about salads for this week. Back to chocolate! I found this recipe on Cooking.com once when looking for a decadent dessert. This is the ultimate in that category. I found it easy to make and everyone liked it. I think I will make it on saturday to take to a potluck family gathering at my sister Annette's house.(If you do not have self-rising flour on hand, you can make your own:
1 cup self-rising flour=
1 cup all purpose flour +
1 1/2tsp. baking powder +
1/2 tsp. salt )

Mississippi Mud
(Contributed by: Jeannette, GA to Cooking.com)

Cake:
2 sticks butter
1/3 c. cocoa
10 oz. coconut
1 c. chopped pecans
4 eggs
2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. self-rising flour
1 jar marshmallow creme

Icing:
1 stick butter
6 Tbsp. milk
3 Tbsp. cocoa
1 box confectioner's sugar

1. Combine all cake ingredients and mix well. Pour into a 9 x 13 inch pan.

2. Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 min. or until toothpick comes out clean.

3. Remove from oven and immediately spread marshmallow creme over cake.

4. For icing, put butter, milk and cocoa into a saucepan and bring to a boil.

5. Remove from heat and add one box confectioner's sugar. An addtional 1 Tbsp. of milk may be added to get a smooth consistency.

6. Swirl the icing through the marshmellow creme already on the cake to make a marbled effect.(I added more pecans on top.)

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