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Classic Coca Cola Cake

Butter and sugar are creamed together in a bowl, then eggs and vanilla are added. In another bowl flour, cocoa powder and baking soda are whisked together. Next dry ingredients are added to the wet ingredients with buttermilk and Coca Cola. Mini marshmallows are stirred into the batter before pouring in a baking dish. After baking and cooling a frosting is made with butter, Coca Cola, cocoa powder, powdered sugar and vanilla.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling Time 15 minutes
Servings 18 people

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Coca-Cola
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups AP flour
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 ½ cups mini marshmallows

Coca-Cola Icing

  • ½ cup butter
  • ⅓ cup Coca-Cola
  • 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 16 oz box confectioner’s sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F and spray a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray.
  2. Combine Coca-Cola and buttermilk in a glass measuring cup. Set aside.
  3. Using an electric mixer beat the butter until creamy.
  4. Gradually beat in sugar.
  5. Add in the eggs and vanilla and beat on low speed until blended.
  6. In a separate bowl combine flour, cocoa powder and baking soda.
  7. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture in 3 additions, alternating with buttermilk mixture in 2 additions. (dry/liquid/dry/liquid/dry) Beat until just blended.
  8. Stir in the marshmallows. Pour the batter into prepared baking dish.
  9. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before adding icing.
  10. To make the icing: combine the butter, Coca-Cola and cocoa powder in a large saucepan and place over medium heat until butter is melted, stirring frequently.
  11. Remove from the heat. Whisk in the confectioner’s sugar and vanilla. Pour on top of cake.