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Coca-Cola Cake

By AJC Staff | Thursday, February 9, 2006, 10:56 PM

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

There’s a whole school of cooking in the Deep South devoted to Coca- Cola. One of the oldest recipes is this classic cake, from “The South the Beautiful Cookbook.” You could substitute Pepsi, but there’s probably a state law against it.

Makes 15 servings

Hands on: 25 minutes

Total time: 70-80 minutes

Ingredients:

CAKE:

2 cups granulated sugar

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups small marshmallows

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter

1/2 cup vegetable oil

3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1 cup Coca-Cola

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup buttermilk

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

FROSTING:

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter

3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

6 tablespoons Coca-Cola

1 16-ounce box confectioner’s sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions:

To make cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, sift sugar and flour. Add marshmallows. In saucepan, mix butter, oil, cocoa powder and Coca-Cola. Bring to a boil and pour over dry ingredients; blend well. Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk just before adding to batter along with eggs and vanilla extract, mixing well. Pour into a well-greased 9-by- 13-inch 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 confectioner’s sugar, blending well. Add vanilla extract and pecans. Spread over hot cake. When cool, cut into squares and serve.

Per serving: 492 calories, 20 grams fat, 29 milligrams cholesterol, 159 milligrams sodium.

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