This cake will be your favorite chocolate cake to make in the future. It isn't a box cake. It is made from scratch with fresh ingredients.
2 c. sugar
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 cup Coca-Cola
1 ½ c. small marshmallows
½ c. butter or margarine
½ c. vegetable oil
3 T. cocoa
1 t. baking soda
½ c. buttermilk
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla extract
½ c. butter
6 T. cocoa
6 T. Coca-Cola
1- 16 oz. box confectioners' sugar
1 t. vanilla extract
1 c. chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
In a bowl, sift the sugar and flour. Add marshmallows.
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.
Pour into the pan and bake 35 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven and frost immediately.
To make frosting, combine the 1/2 cup butter, 6 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. When cool, cut into squares and serve.