Mississippi Mud Cake

This is one of the kids favorite deserts, we make in a dutch oven, at camp and at home in the kitchen oven. Line your dutch oven in tinfoil for easier clean up. I usually double layer it, laying it down in seperate directions. Pressing it tight in the edges of the oven.

Mississippi Mud Cake:

1 yellow cake mix; prepared as directed

Mud:
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup hot water
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon

Topping:
10 oz. bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup chopped pecans
powdered sugar




Line the bottom and sides of a 12" Dutch oven with heavy foil. To the oven add prepared cake mix.

Prepare The Mud: In a separate bowl combine all "Mud" ingredients and stir until well mixed. Pour mud mixture over the cake batter.

Bake: Cover Dutch oven and bake using 8-10 briquettes bottom and 14-16 briquettes top for 60-90 minutes replenishing coals after 60 minutes if cake is not done. Sprinkle chocolate chips and pecans over top of cake about 5 minutes before cake is done.

Dust top of cake with powdered sugar just before service.

Serve warm with whipped cream.

Serves: 10-12


Or you can cook it in the kitchen oven @350 degress 60-90 minutes.Use a toothpick to tell when done. Sprinkle chocolate chips and pecans 5 minutes before the cake is done.

Recipe by: Byron Bills
Posted by: Randy Patten