Arkansas Mud Cake Recipes

PERFECT MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix white sugar, flour, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Combine 1/2 cup butter, vegetable oil, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil and stir until smooth. Remove from heat and stir into flour mixture.
• Beat buttermilk, eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and baking soda together in a bowl; mix into chocolate mixture. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Combine 1/2 cup butter, milk, and 3 tablespoons cocoa powder in a saucepan; bring to a boil and remove from heat. Whisk in confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Fold in pecans.
• Sprinkle marshmallows over slightly cooled cake; pour warm icing over marshmallows. Cool cake before serving.

ARKANSAS MUD CAKE

Steps:

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