Caramel-Peanut Mississippi Mud Cake

Name: Caramel-Peanut Mississippi Mud Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 15 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped; 2 cups sugar; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa; 4 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1 (10 1/2 ounce) bag miniature marshmallows; 1/2 cup bottled caramel sauce; 1/2 cup butter; 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa; 1/3 cup milk; 1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup dry roasted peanuts

Submitted by Pinay0618

"Just a slight variation on one of a chocoholic's fantasies. From Southern Living magazine."

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Ready In:: 55mins
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 15

ingredients

1 cup butter
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 cups sugar
1 ¹⁄₂ cups all-purpose flour
¹⁄₂ cup unsweetened cocoa
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
³⁄₄ teaspoon salt
1 (10 1/2 ounce) bag miniature marshmallows
¹⁄₂ cup bottled caramel sauce
Chocolate Frosting
¹⁄₂ cup butter
¹⁄₃ cup unsweetened cocoa
¹⁄₃ cup milk
1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup dry roasted peanuts

directions

Microwave 1 cup butter and semisweet chocolate in a large microwave-safe glass bowl at HIGH 1 minute or until melted and smooth, stirring every 30 seconds.
Whisk sugar and next 5 ingredients into chocolate mixture. Pour batter into a greased 15- x 10- x 1-inch jelly-roll pan.
Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and sprinkle evenly with miniature marshmallows; bake 8 to 10 more minutes or until golden brown. Microwave 1/2 cup bottled caramel sauce at HIGH 15 seconds. Drizzle over browned marshmallows. Drizzle with Chocolate Frosting, and sprinkle with 1 cup dry-roasted peanuts.