Coca Cola Cake
Ingredients
Cake:
1 cup coke – the real thing, not diet!
1/2 cup oil
1 stick butter
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup cocoa, sifted
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup buttermilk (if you’re out of buttermilk, use 1/2 tablespoon of distilled white vinegar or lemon juice plus
enough milk to measure 1/2 cup. Stir, then let stand for 5 minutes)
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
Frosting:
1 stick butter
3 tablespoons cocoa
6 tablespoons coke
1 16oz box powdered sugar, sifted
1 cup chopped pecans (if desired)
Preheat oven to 350F.
In a saucepan, heat marshmallows, coke, oil, and butter until marshmallows are melted. In another bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Pour the boiling coke mixture over the flour mixture and mix well. Slowly stir in the eggs and buttermilk into the batter and mix well.
Pour batter into a greased and floured 9×13-inch baking dish and bake for 20 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool for about 10 minutes.
For frosting: in a saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa, and milk. While this heats, mix together the cocoa, powdered sugar, and pecans (if desired) in a bowl. When the butter melts, add in the powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until well blended and immediately pour over warm cake (the frosting sets quickly so make sure to pour it immediately). Cool completely and store in an air tight container.
Serve warm or at room temperature. This will keep for 4-5 days.