Uper Chocolatey Coca Cola Cake
"I remember my Grandmother making this rich, chocolatey cake when I was a child and loved it. When it came to me on line I couldn't wait to save it for later use. You can expect a moist chocolate cake with a glossy, sweet chocolate and pecan icing."
photo by Bonnie G #2
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Yields:
-
1 Cake
- Serves:
- 16
ingredients
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CAKE
- 1 cup Coca-Cola (not diet)
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup buttermilk (or sour milk)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
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FROSTING
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 2 tablespoons cocoa, plus 1 teaspoon
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 3⁄4 cups confectioners' sugar (powdered)
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
directions
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CAKE:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and flour a 11 X 13 pan.
- In a medium saucepan, combine Coke, oil, butter and cocoa and bring it to a boil.
- In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour and salt.
- Pour Coke mixture into the flour mixture and mix well.
- Add eggs, buttermilk, baking soda and vanilla and mix well.
- Pour in to prepared pan and bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
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FROSTING:
- n a medium saucepan, combine butter, cocoa and milk.
- Heat until butter melts and mix well.
- Add vanilla, confectioners sugar and mix well.
- Fold in pecan pieces.
- Spread on cake while still warm.
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<p>As of 6-14-2013 DH will be completing his tour in Trinidad, which has been a wonderful adventure; and returning home to Dayton, WA. We'll miss all our friends and time there, but looking forward to enjoying home life on the ranch for awhile, while we see what the next adventure might bring.</p>
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