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    • Mississippi Mud Cake2

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    Eggs, Grains, Dairy Bars, And, Squares 1 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    Cake
    2 c Sugar
    1 c Butter, softened
    4 Eggs
    1 1/2 c Flour
    1/2 c Cocoa
    1/4 ts Salt
    1 tb Vanilla
    1 c Chopped pecans or walnuts
    Icing
    1 lb Confectioner's sugar
    1/3 c Cocoa
    1 c Butter, melted
    2 tb Milk
    1 ts Vanilla

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Grease a rectangular cake pan, place a greased piece of waxed paper in the
bottom and set aside. Sift together flour, cocoa and salt and set aside in
a small bowl. Cream sugar and butter. Add vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time.
Gradually add dry ingredients and mix until a batter is formed. Turn into
cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 to 30 minutes on the middle
rack of your oven. Cool on a wire rack and ice.
Icing Sift sugar and cocoa. Mix in butter, milk and vanilla.
Recipe by: Philip M Tilley <pmtilley@ix.netcom.com> Posted to MC-Recipe
Digest V1 #538 by Lou Parris <lbparris@earthlink.net> on Mar 22, 1997

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