Tennessee Mud Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks butter or margarine
1/2 c cocoa
2 c sugar
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1 1/2 c all-purpose flour
pinch of salt
1 1/2 c chopped pecans or walnuts
1 tsp vanilla
miniature marshmallows
1/4 c coconut (optional) but good

Preparation

Melt butter and cocoa together. Remove from heat; stir in sugar and beaten eggs. Mix well. Add flour, salt, chopped nuts and vanilla; mix well. Spoon batter into a greased 13x9x2 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes. Sprinkle marshmallows on top of warm cake; cover with chocolate frosting.