COCOA COLA CAKE

Earlier in the week, my husband brought me his phone and asked me if I had seen a particular post on Facebook. I looked at it and saw it was a picture of a chocolate cake. I asked him if he wanted me to make it for Tasty Bunch and he said, "Yeah, everyone likes chocolate." I  sent the post to me in an email so I could check it out. 

It was a recipe for a Coca Cola Cake and I remembered I had a recipe for one that I used to make years ago. Actually I thought I had made and shared it on my blog but when I did a search for it, no posts came up. I searched through several cookbooks thinking I would find the recipe I had used but had no luck. I was just about ready to give up when I picked up  my Taste of Home 2004 Quick Cooking Annual Recipes Cookbook and found, not the recipe I remembered using, but one I felt I could live it. 

You see the one my husband saw on Facebook had 2 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar. If you have visited my blog even a few times, you know I avoid those old recipes that use that much sugar. I remember one of the first cakes I made I got the sugar and flour mixed up in the recipe and the cake flopped  big time. The layers were maybe 1/2 inch thick after cooking them the allotted time. In some cake now the amount of sugar and flour is the same. I just can't do it! 

When my husband realized I had not used the recipe he had seen, I could tell he was not happy with me. I told him that I had tried but I just couldn't do it. Ellen Champagne of New Orleans, LA used a white cake mix for her cake. I had planned to use a sugar - free white cake mix, but only had a yellow and chocolate one. The next time I make it, I will definitely substitute the sugar - free one. The cake still has plenty of sugar - IN THE ICING. It has 4 cups of powdered sugar and is to die for!

Everyone at Tasty Bunch loved the cake which didn't surprise me as it is fantastic. It isn't rich with chocolate taste as it only has 1/4 cup baking cocoa in it but it is still delicious.

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COCOA COLA CAKE

1       white cake mix (no pudding included)
1       cup regular cola
2       eggs
1/2    cup buttermilk
1/2    cup butter or margarine, melted (1 stick) (I used unsalted butter)
1/4    cup baking cocoa
1       teaspoon vanilla
1-1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

Fudge Frosting:

1/4    cup baking cocoa
1/2     cup butter or margarine
1/3    cup regular cola
4       cups powdered sugar
1       cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease or spray a 9 x 13 - inch baking pan.

Combine the cake mix, cocoa, cola, eggs, and butter in a large mixing bowl.

(I beat it on low just to moisten the cake mix and cocoa,

scraped the side of the bowl, and then increased speed to medium and

beat for 2 minutes.)

Fold in marshmallows.

Spread batter in the pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until the cake tests done with a toothpick.

Cool cake in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes.







Meanwhile, prepare frosting.

Combine the cocoa and butter that you have cut in chunks in a saucepan.

Over low heat, cook mixture

until butter melts stirring constantly.

Gradually add the coke continuing to stir constantly until mixture comes to a boil. (

I kept the temperature on low until about the last two minutes on the timer (for the 15 minutes the cake was cooling) and then I turned the burner up to almost medium.

It quickly came to the boil. 

Remove the pan and add the powdered sugar. Stir til smooth.

(I started off with just a little powdered sugar and

finally added all of the rest.

I also changed from my spoon to a whisk trying to get it completely smooth.

I finally realized it would be okay if there were just a few SMALL lumps because you would never know it after you added the nuts.) 

Add the nuts.

Spread over top of the cake. Wait at least 20 minutes before cutting to serve.

Serve with a scoop of ice cream.