Coconut-In-The-Mud Cake (Gluten- and Potentially Dairy-Free)
"I found this Mississippi Mud Cake recipe in Southern Living and modified it to fit a gluten and dairy free lifestyle. This is so delicious no one will ever suspect it is a special-diet recipe."
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
20 squares
- Serves:
- 15-20
ingredients
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 cup butter or 1 cup coconut oil
- 4 (1 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups coconut flour (available at health food stores)
- 1⁄2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 (10 ounce) bag miniature marshmallows
-
chocolate frosting
- 1⁄2 cup butter (Substitute coconut oil for a dairy free version)
- 1⁄3 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1⁄3 cup almond milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
directions
- Place pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes until toasted.
- 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 15x10x1 inch jelly roll pan.
- Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle evenly with miniature marshmallows; bake 8-10 more minutes or until marshmallows are golden brown.
- Drizzle warm cake with warm Chocolate Frosting (recipe follows), and sprinkle evenly with toasted pecans.
- Chocolate Frosting: 1/2 Cup butter (try substituting coconut oil for a dairy free version), 1/3 Cup unsweetened cocoa, 1/3 Cup almond milk, 2 Cups (16 oz. box) powdered sugar, 1 t. vanilla extract.
- Stir together first 3 ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat until butter is melted. Cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes or until slightly thickened; remove from heat. Beat in powdered sugar and vanilla at medium-high speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
NoThyme2Cook
United States
Quick and gluten-free is my motto.? My username, NoThyme2Cook describes me to a T.? With all of my interests and my love of being outdoors, especially in my flower and herb gardens, recipes have to fit my schedule.?
