Double Fudge Cola Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup cola drink
• 1 ounce semisweet baking chocolate
• 3/4 cup miniature marshmallow (i leave out)
• 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup cola drink
• 1/4 cup chocolate syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, bring 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup cola and baking choclate to a boil.
• 2 remove from heat and stir in marshmallows until dissolved.
• 3 set aside and allow to cool to room tempurature.
• 4 in a bowl, combine flour, 3/4 cup cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. set aside.
• 5 with an electric mixer, beat together sugar, shortening, oil and 2 tsp vanilla until fluffy.
• 6 add eggs, buttermilk, and beat until smooth.
• 7 add 1/2 of the dry mixture into the wet mixture and beat until smooth, scaping the sides of the bowl often.
• 8 add colled cola mixture and beat.
• 9 add remaining dry mixture and beat for 4 minutes. batter will be thick.
• 10 pour batter into a greased and floured 13 x 9 x 2 baking pan.
• 11 bake on top rack of a 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 12 cream butter with electric mixer.
• 13 add 1/2 cup cocoa powder, 1/4 cup cola, choclate syrup and 1 tsp vanilla and beat until smooth.
• 14 slowly add powdered sugar, scaping the sides f the bowl often, while beating with the mixer.
• 15 if frosting seems dry, add small amounts of cola until you reach desired consistency.
• 16 frost cake while warm.