Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Taste of Our Home Tuesday: The Chocolate Cola Cake

If you like sweet, rich, moist, chocolaty goodness, then this cake is for you!  It is very sweet, but I love how moist and soft it stays.  I would recommend eating it with a large glass of milk or a bowl of home made ice cream, or both!:)  Enjoy! 
This recipe came from Pinterest.  The original post can be found here.Coca Cola Cake- it's a southern tradition... This is the best cake!

First mix: 
2 cups flour  
2 cups sugar  
1/2 tsp salt 
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon 

Then, in a saucepan over medium high heat stir this up good until it boils:
1 cup butter
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup coca-cola (from bottle is my preference!)
1/2 cup buttermilk


Next, take off heat and add that to the flour mix & whisk until combined.

Finally, add:
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract


Mix, put in pan, bake it for about 30 minutes. Don’t over-bake it! A toothpick should come out clean.

Frosting:
Boil together in a saucepan:
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup coca cola 


Remove from heat and slowly stir in 4 cups of confectioners’ sugar until nice and smooth. Then add in about a cup of chopped pecans, and give it a stir.  (I leave out the pecans)

Frost the cake while it's still warm.  The frosting will spread itself out. 

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