Mississippi Mud Cake/Pie (Tennessee, 1976?)

[Jessie Emerson]

I have memories of Mississippi Mud Cake and Seven-Up Cake from family
reunions in the 70s.  I am almost certain the recipes came from locally
produced cookbooks much like the one described below.

Jessie Emerson

From: <Bapopik at AOL.COM>
>    A bit of checking around the old studio apartment here has turned up:
>
> THE NASHVILLE COOKBOOK:
> SPECIALTIES OF THE CUMBERLAND REGION
> By Nashville Area Home Economics Association 1976, 1977
> (See catnyp.nypl.org for full cite)
> Cakes:
> Mississippi Mud, 161