Luby'S Mississippi Mud Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cake
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
2 cups granulated sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
4 extra-large eggs
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla
Icing
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 3/4 cups sifted powdered sugar
2 cups miniature marshmallows
2 tablespoons cocoa
2 1/2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup pecan pieces
Garnish
sweetened whipped cream
maraschino cherry

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0F Grease and flour 13x9\" baking pan.
For cake, in large bowl, beat together butter, sugar, and cocoa until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour, pecans, and vanilla. Mix just until blended. Pour into pan.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire cooling rack.
For icing, combine butter, sugar, marshmallows, cocoa, and milk in medium saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat just until marshmallows are melted, stirring frequently. Drizzle over cake.
Sprinkle with pecans and cool completely. Garnish with whipped cream and cherries.