I made Mississippi Mud cake for my daughter's birthday when she was eight. I had made it a million times, but this time was in a hurry and whipped it together ASAP! It sure looked good to her six little friends as they cut into their slices, but the looks on their faces were priceless as one by one they put their forks down quietly. My daughter was not so polite and said, "Mom, what did you do to this cake? " I bit into my piece and spit it out. No sugar. We went out for ice cream instead.

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