Mississippi Mud Cake

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 ½ cup flour
• 1 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 4 eggs
• 3 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup nuts, chopped
• ½ tsp. salt

Blend together well. Pour into greased 9 x 13 pan (or jelly roll pan). Bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Take out of oven and cover with marshmallows. Put back in oven and just melt. Don’t let them brown or they get tough. Then cool- Then cover with syrup.
Syrup:

• 1 cup butter (2 cubes)
• ½ cup cocoa
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• ½ cup evaporated milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup milk

Melt butter, then add other ingredients and cook until dissolved.