Mississippi mud pie is a chocolate and coffee-flavored dessert pie. It is typically made with a chocolate cookie or pie crust, a chocolate pudding or chocolate ganache filling, and a chocolate frosting or whipped cream topping. The pie is named for the state of Mississippi, where it is said to have originated.
ICING2 cPOWDERED SUGAR1 ts VANILLA1/2 cBUTTER1 tb MILK3 tb UNSWEETENED COCOA PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEG F.
LINE A 9 X 13 PAN WITH ALUMINUM FOIL,EXTENDING ENDS OF FOIL 1 OVER THE SIDES OF THE PAN.
GREASE AND FLOUR THEFOIL.
SET ASIDE.
IN A MEDIUM SAUCE PAN, MELT 1 CUP BUTTER; STIR IN 1 1/2 CUPS SUGAR AND 1/2CUP COCOA.
REMOVE FROM HEAT; BEAT IN EGGS, ONE AT A TIME, UNTIL BLENDED.
STIR IN FLOUR AND VANILLA UNTIL BLENDED.
STIR IN 1 CUP PECANS.
POUR INTOPREPARED PAN AND BAKE FOR 25 MINUTES, UNTIL CAKE TESTER COMES OUT CLEAN.
COOL ON WIRE RACK.
MEAN WHILE MAKE FROSTING.
IN A MEDIUM BOWL, COMBINEPOWDERED SUGAR AND COCOA.
BEAT IN BUTTER AND VANILLA.
BEAT IN ENOUGH MILKTO MAKE FROSTING SMOOTH AND SPREADABLE (1 TO 2 TABLESPOONS).
LIFT BROWNIEOUT OF PAN BY LIFTING FOIL ENDS.
SPREAD TOP WITH FROSTING.
CUT INTOSQUARES.
SPRINKLE WITH REMAINING PECANS AND SERVE ON A PLATTER.
Ingredients
Directions
ICING2 cPOWDERED SUGAR1 ts VANILLA1/2 cBUTTER1 tb MILK3 tb UNSWEETENED COCOA PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEG F.
LINE A 9 X 13 PAN WITH ALUMINUM FOIL,EXTENDING ENDS OF FOIL 1 OVER THE SIDES OF THE PAN.
GREASE AND FLOUR THEFOIL.
SET ASIDE.
IN A MEDIUM SAUCE PAN, MELT 1 CUP BUTTER; STIR IN 1 1/2 CUPS SUGAR AND 1/2CUP COCOA.
REMOVE FROM HEAT; BEAT IN EGGS, ONE AT A TIME, UNTIL BLENDED.
STIR IN FLOUR AND VANILLA UNTIL BLENDED.
STIR IN 1 CUP PECANS.
POUR INTOPREPARED PAN AND BAKE FOR 25 MINUTES, UNTIL CAKE TESTER COMES OUT CLEAN.
COOL ON WIRE RACK.
MEAN WHILE MAKE FROSTING.
IN A MEDIUM BOWL, COMBINEPOWDERED SUGAR AND COCOA.
BEAT IN BUTTER AND VANILLA.
BEAT IN ENOUGH MILKTO MAKE FROSTING SMOOTH AND SPREADABLE (1 TO 2 TABLESPOONS).
LIFT BROWNIEOUT OF PAN BY LIFTING FOIL ENDS.
SPREAD TOP WITH FROSTING.
CUT INTOSQUARES.
SPRINKLE WITH REMAINING PECANS AND SERVE ON A PLATTER.
