Coca-Cola chocolate cake
For the cake
2 cups sugar2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup butter or margarine
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
For the frosting
1/2 cup butter
3 tablespoons cocoa
6 tablespoons Coca-Cola
1 (16-ounce) box confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, sift together sugar and flour. Add marshmallows. In medium saucepan, mix butter, oil, cocoa and Coca-Cola. Bring to a boil and pour over dry ingredients; blend well.
2 Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk just before adding to batter, along with eggs and vanilla extract. Mix well. Pour into a well-greased 13-by-9-inch baking pan and bake 35 to 45 minutes. Cake should spring back lightly at the touch. Remove from oven and frost immediately.
3 To make frosting, combine butter, cocoa and Coca-Cola in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and pour over confectioners' sugar in a large mixing bowl, blending well. Add vanilla extract and pecans; stir well. Spread mixture over hot cake. When cool, cut into squares for serving.
Serves 12 generously.
Nutrition information per serving: 677 calories, 43% calories from fat, 32 g fat, 9 g saturated fat, 59 mg cholesterol, 98 g carbohydrates, 5 g protein, 147 mg sodium, 2 g fiber