Mounds Cake

Here is my first Tutorial Tuesday!! I hope you guys like getting recipes and tutorials every Tuesday! :D

My mom's 60th birthday was on June 26th! We had an awesome time with family and friends that day! All mom wanted was a special menu of food (though we did buy her the Scrabble board game too because that lady could play Scrabble until her eyes bled!) :3 So we had hot dogs with chili and cheese, Peach Mango Lemonade, and Mounds Cake! The cake was an immediate hit! I even got a request to make one for a bake sale! :D Here is the recipe for the Mounds Cake!

Mounds Cake

Ingredients:

1 box chocolate cake mix (I prefer Betty Crocker's Chocolate Fudge. :) )
Eggs, oil, and water necessary for your specific cake mix
2 cups sugar (divided)
24 large marshmallows
1 1/2 cups Milk (divided)
14 oz. package of coconut flakes (optional since not everyone likes coconut. ;) )
1 stick of butter
1 1/2 cups of milk chocolate chips

Directions:

1) Gather ingredients! Here are some of them. :3 I forgot to take a picture of the others.

2) Bake cake mix according to instructions on the box. ;)

3) Combine 1 cup sugar, marshmallows, and 1 cup milk in saucepan. Cook over low-med heat until marshmallows are melted. :) Add optional coconut flakes! Then poor mixture on top of cake. :D (Warning: This may be more topping that you really need for the cake, but it goes great with ice cream so just save it! :D)

Be sure to eat the extra marshmallows. :) This is very important.

This looks so yummy. <3

This looks so gross. D: LOL!

4) Combine butter, 1 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup milk in saucepan. Cook on med heat until butter is all melted and mixture is warm. Add in chocolate chips, and stir until melted. Then pour it on top of the coconut mixture! (Warning: This may be more chocolate topping than you actually need for your cake. It also goes great with ice cream so save it! :D)

This looks yummy too. :O

Like I said... might be more than you need... xD Notice my chocolate stove?

5) While still warm, eat a piece of cake with some delicious ice cream. :D (This is the most important step. Just so you know. :) ) This cake is also amazing chilled in the fridge. :) I did NOT get a picture of this step because everyone ate the cake before I could!! D: I guess that's a good thing. ;)