Coca-Cola Cake

If you live in Texas, you have probably had this super, wonderful chocolate cake.  If you’ve been to a Texas ‘shindig’ otherwise known as a party, it’s likely to be set out on a table surrounded by the guys who all want a big slice of cake.  Get a big glass of milk, you’re gonna want it to savor with this cake.

Hint:    Don't make the frosting ahead--you need to pour it over the cake shortly after baking.  

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup Coca-Cola

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 cup butter or margarine, softened

1 3/4 cups sugar

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 cup cocoa

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

Coca-Cola Frosting

Garnish: 3/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted

INSTRUCTIONS:

Combine Coca-Cola and buttermilk; set aside.

Beat butter at low speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar; beat until blended. Add egg and vanilla; beat at low speed until blended.  Combine flour, cocoa, and soda. Add to butter mixture alternately with cola mixture; begin and end with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended. 

Stir in marshmallows. Pour batter into a greased and floured 13- x 9-inch pan.  Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from oven; cool 10 minutes. Pour Coca-Cola Frosting over warm cake; garnish, if desired.

 FROSTING

 

 INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1/3 cup Coca-Cola

3 tablespoons cocoa

1 (16-ounce) package powdered sugar

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS:

Bring first 3 ingredients to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring until butter melts. Remove from heat; whisk in sugar and vanilla.  It is ready to pour over cake.