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Coca Cola Chocolate Cake with Icing

This cake is made using Coca Cola in the cake mix and in the icing. It is stirred by hand so no need for a mixer. Delicious and super easy! A real crowd pleaser!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Southern
Keyword Apricot cake, At Home with GG, baking, Cake, Chocolate, Coca Cola Cake, desserts, southern cooking
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 16
Cost $4.00

Equipment

  • 9 x 13 baking dish

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks salted butter (1 cup)
  • 1 cup coca cola (not diet coke)
  • 3 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs slightly beaten

Coca Cola Icing

  • 1 stick salted butter (1/2 cup)
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp Coca Cola
  • 3 tbsp cocoa powdered
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat pan with baking spray.
  • Melt butter, cocoa and cola together in saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring often
  • combine flour, sugar and soda in a big mixing bowl
  • stir hot cocoa mixture into the flour mixture until well moistened
  • add marshmallows and buttermilk and continue stirring
  • add eggs and vanilla and stir until all is well blended.
  • pour into prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 35 minutes until wooden pick inserted comes out clean.
  • spread icing on top of warm cake and cover with chopped pecans

Coca Cola Icing

  • Combine butter, cola, vanilla, and cocoa in saucepan stirring constantly.
  • Remove from heat and stir in sifted powdered sugar until well mixed and glossy
  • Pour over warm sheet cake and smooth it out with a spatula.

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