If you're making this dessert to satisfy your chocolate craving, why not take things one step further and add crushed Oreos and melted butter as an added base or add crushed cookies atop that melted layer of marshmallows? Whichever way you decide to make this state-specific dessert, Mississippi mud cake's gooey brownie-like consistency is sure to satisfy all your chocolate desires. Listen to True Lovers by Holy Holy, 53,115 Shazams, featuring on triple j's Hottest 200 of the Decade: 2010s, and Holy Holy Essentials Apple Music playlists. If you're a home baker looking to save time when you can, brownie mix is a good substitution for the base of Mississippi mud cake since brownies' moist and chewy texture resembles the consistency of a classic mud cake. No one can exactly pinpoint when the addition of nuts and marshmallows came about, but chocolate fans are more than willing to embrace these textured additions between layers of moist chocolate cake and rich chocolate frosting.
Coffee ice cream aside, there are many different methods of making this fudgy treat with some of the more popular recipes today containing the contrasting flavors and textures of chopped pecans and miniature marshmallows.