“I loved that whole email—thank you for sharing! OMG – how long ago that was. Did I ever tell you that a friend in CA made a similar cake and called it “the who died cake” because they always brought it to the house when someone died!
I still make it and wouldn’t think of having a child or grandchild in the house without having a Mississippi Mud!

I just made a French Chocolate Cake even though it’s only the two of us….it’s a very dense chocolate, heavy, high calorie cake – served with raspberry puree and whipped cream (or not). I’ll send the recipe if you want….simple to make.

Love, Judy xxoo”

Lori:

My mouth is beginning to water just thinking of “THE CAKE”! I got the recipe from Mollie, the Baker Supreme, in the early days of our friendship. If my memory serves me right, I was pregnant with Bill and your mother, carrying you in her arms, came to my house on Dann Drive with someone named Bea Radin. She was married to someone who your dad knew.

Anyway, according to a site I found named “Uncle Phaedris” – Consulting Detective and Finder of Lost Recipes, it got its name because it is supposed to look like the thick mud along the banks of the Mississippi River. Another source I found said it was created by home cooks after WW11 because it only needed simple ingredients found in any supermarket and did not need any special cooking tools.

Let me know if you find any other info. Gotta go now and BAKE!!!!!

Hope you liked it. Lori was so sweet in planning this for you!

Delish!

Irene