Chocolate Coca Cola Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup Coca-Cola
• 1 ½ cups small marshmallows
• ½ cups butter or margarine
• ½ cups vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cups buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cups butter
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 6 tablespoons Coca-Cola
• 1 box (16-ounces) confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a bowl, sift the sugar and flour. Add marshmallows.
3. In a saucepan, mix the butter, oil, cocoa 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.
4. Pour into a well-greased 9- by-13-inch pan and bake 35 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven and frost immediately.
5. Coca-Cola Cake Frosting:
6. To make frosting, combine the 1/2 cup butter, 3 tablespoons cocoa and 6 tablespoons of Coca-Cola in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and pour over confectioners' sugar, blending well. Add vanilla extract and pecans. Spread over hot cake.
7. When cool, cut into squares and serve.