Gooey Mississippi Mud Chocolate Cake

Gooey & Decadent Mississippi Mud Chocolate Cake

This classic Mississippi Mud Cake brings together deep chocolate flavor, a molten marshmallow layer, and a glossy chocolate mud sauce that melts into every corner of the cake. The results are moist, fudgy, gooey, and irresistibly rich—each bite delivering the signature “mud cake” texture. The expanded instructions below add clarity, technique cues, and sensory notes while preserving the recipe’s original structure and ingredients.

Ingredients

1️⃣ For the cake

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup hot water or hot coffee (for a richer flavor)
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

2️⃣ Marshmallow Layer

• 3 cups mini marshmallows
  (or chopped large marshmallows)

3️⃣ Chocolate Mud Sauce (Topping)

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
  

  Preparation