@pantrybyhilary: Origins of its name are unknown, but we were obsessed with it growing up. So much so that when asked to bring in a family recipe for school, we were dead set on this cake. The off-color name wasn’t exactly school-appropriate, so we submitted the recipe as a “Mississippi Mud Pie” instead 😂 Recipe: Crust -1.5 cups flour -1/2 cup finely chopped pecans -1.5 sticks softened butter -1/2 tsp salt -2 tb sugar Layer 1 -2, 8 oz pkg cream cheese -2, 8 oz tubs cool whip -1 cup powdered sugar Layer 2 -2, 4 oz pkg instant chocolate pudding -2.5 cups cold milk Layer 3 -thin layer cool whip -chopped nuts, chocolate or toffee #betterthancake #mississippimudpie #semihomemade #midcenturyrecipe #easypie