Coca-Cola Cake Recipe
Marissa Deal’s great aunt shared this recipe with the family on an old dog-eared index card.
SERVES 12 – 16
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup Coca-Cola
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
dash of salt
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a saucepan, mix marshmallows, cocoa, oil, butter and Coca-Cola. Bring to a boil and stir occasionally until well blended. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
2. In a separate bowl, add eggs and baking soda to the buttermilk and stir until combined. Add to the saucepan mixture and stir ingredients together.
3. In a medium-sized bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt. Add liquids from the saucepan into the bowl of dry ingredients and stir by hand.
4. Pour final mixture into a greased 9-by-13-inch pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Icing
Ingredients
1 stick butter or margarine
3 tablespoons cocoa unsweetened
6 tablespoons cola
1 box (approximately 4 cups) confectioner’s sugar
1 cup chopped pecans or peanuts
Directions
In a saucepan, combine butter, cocoa and cola. Bring to a boil and gradually add confectioner’s sugar. Beat well and then stir in nuts. Pour on the cake as soon as it comes out from the oven.
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