Coca-Cola Cake

Someone asked about this cake at 2Peas and I remembered that I haven't made it in a while and it's one of the best cakes - very moist with a slight chocolate flavor, but not too much. Well, I mean, you can never have TOO MUCH chocolate, right? Anyway, it's a great little cake and really easy because you pour the hot icing on top and it soaks into the cake just a little.

I don't even use a mixer for this recipe - just a whisk and a large bowl. And the icing really makes this cake awesome!

I know there are several variations of Coca-Cola Cake (or just cola cake), but this is the only recipe I have ever used. It's the original recipe from a recipe brochure that was sent out by the Coca-Cola Company in the 1960s.

Classic Coca-Cola Cake

Ingredients:

***CAKE***

2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup Coca-Cola
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla


***FROSTING***

1/2 cup butter
3 tablespoons cocoa
6 tablespoons Coca-Cola
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar
1 cup chopped pecans (optional, but SO good when added)

Preheat oven to 350F. In a bowl, sift sugar and flour. Add marshmallows. Set aside.

In saucepan, mix butter, oil, cocoa and Coca-Cola. Bring to a boil and pour over dry ingredients. Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk just before adding to batter along with eggs and vanilla, mixing well.

Pour into well-greased 9x13" pan and bake 35 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven and frost immediately.

To make frosting, combine butter, cocoa and Coca-cola in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and pour over powdered sugar, blending well. Add vanilla and pecans. Spread over hot cake. When cool, but into squares and serve.