A cola colored cake with pecans and a cola-chocolate icing instead of the commonly used topping of marshmallows.
INGREDIENTS (for 8 servings):
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 8 fluid ounces cola-flavored carbonated beverage
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 6 tablespoons cola-flavored carbonated beverage
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 16x20 inch baking pan or casserole dish.
In a saucepan, bring butter or margarine, cocoa, and cola-flavored carbonated beverage to a boil. In a mixing bowl, combine sugar and flour.
Pour the hot margarine mixture over the sugar and flour; stir until well blended. Mix buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, vanilla extract, and pecans into the mixture. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan or casserole.
Bake in the preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 35 minutes, or until done.
Frosting: Melt 1/2 cup margarine or butter, 3 tablespoons cocoa, and 6 tablespoons cola together. Stir the mixture into the confectioners' sugar and fold in 1/2 cup pecans. Spread this mixture over the warm cake.