Arkansas Mud Cake

Guaranteed to put a smile on your face (and a few pounds on your hips) ; )

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• For the Cake

• 1  cup butter or 1  cup margarine
• 4  eggs
• 1  cup  moist-style coconut flakes
• 2  cups sugar
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1⁄3 cup  unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1  cup  chopped  nuts
• 13  ounces marshmallow cream

• FROSTING

• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 6  tablespoons milk
• 1⁄3 cup  unsweetened cocoa powder
• 4  cups confectioners' sugar
• 1  cup  nuts, chopped

Directions

1. Using electric mixer, and in a large bowl, cream butter.
2. Slightly beat eggs and add to butter.
3. Mix well.
4. Add coconut sugar, flour, cocoa, vanilla, and nuts; mix together.
5. This is a heavy batter.
6. Do not beat.
7. Spread batter in greased 9x13x2 inch pan.
8. Bake at 350 ¡F for about 45 minutes.
9. As soon as cake is taken from oven, spread marshmallow creme over top.
10. Cool for 20 minutes.
11. To prepare frosting, mix together all frosting ingredients, except nuts, using slow speed of mixer.
12. Pour over marshmallow creme.
13. Top with nuts.