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Mississippi Mud Cake

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If you are a fan of chocolate and marshmallows, try these – they will not disappoint! Simple to make and always a crowd-pleaser, Mississippi Mud Cake will become one of your new favorite go-to desserts!

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Mississippi Mud Cake
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup pecans chopped
  • 1 cup butter
  • 4 oz. semisweet chocolate chopped
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (10.5 oz.) bag miniature marshmallows
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup unsweentened cocoa
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 lb. powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 15x10x1 inch jelly roll pan.

  2. Place pecans on a baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes until toasted.

  3. In a large microwavable bowl, microwave 1 cup butter and semisweet chocolate for 1-2 minutes or until melted, stirring every 30 seconds.

  4. Whisk sugar and next 5 ingredients into chocolate mixture.

  5. Pour batter into pan and bake for 20 minutes.

  6. Remove from oven and sprinkle with marshmallows. Bake for 8-10 more minutes or until golden. While marshmallows bake, prepare chocolate icing.

  7. In a medium saucepan, combine 1/2 cup butter, 1/3 cup unweeentened cocoa and milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring contstantly for about 2 minutes after butter is melted until slightly thickened. Remove from heat.

  8. With an electric mixer, beat in the powered sugar and vanilla at medium-high speed until smooth. Drizzle over warm cake and sprinkle pecans on top.

Adapted from Southern Living magazine.

Homemade Brownies

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In honor of national brownie day, I’m posting an easy homemade brownie recipe. These chewy treats will satisfy your chocolate craving in no time. They don’t make a huge amount of brownies, so they’re perfect for a smaller family. However, if you do need to feed a crowd, this recipe can be easily doubled.

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Homemade Brownies
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 
Servings: 16 servings
Ingredients
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8-inch square pan with cooking spray.

  2. In a bowl, sift together the sugars, flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder.

  3. Stir in the melted butter and vanilla. Whisk in the eggs, one at a time, until incorporated. 

  4. Spread batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

Adapted from allrecipes.com.

Caramel Brownies

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I love to bake and almost everything I make is from scratch. But there are a couple things I’ll make using a cake mix, and this is one of them. Bring these to your next get together and you’ll be the hit of the party.

Kraft used to make a 14 oz. bag of caramels, but now they make an 11 oz. bag, so be sure to buy 2 bags if you use Kraft caramels.

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Caramel Brownies
Ingredients
  • 50 caramels (14 oz.)
  • 2/3 cup evaporated milk divided
  • 1 box German chocolate cake mix
  • 1 cup pecans chopped
  • 3/4 cup butter melted
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13x9 pan with cooking spray.

  2. Combine the caramels and 1/3 cup evaporated milk in a medium saucepan. Heat over medium low heat, stirring frequently, until melted. Set aside.

  3. Put the cake mix, pecans, butter and 1/3 cup evaporated milk in a bowl and stir to combine.

  4. Press half of the dough into the pan. Bake for 6 minutes.

  5. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the crust and then spread the caramel on top. Crumble the rest of the dough on top.

  6. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes. Cool, then store in the refrigerator for several hours until firm.