Coca Cola Cake

Anyone who has read my blog knows I am Southern and like recipes that use soda. Yes, we call it soda down here. I grew up in Georgia so my love of Coca-Cola was naturally acquired. So I am giving you my delicious cake recipe. Treasure it....

2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup Crisco
1/2 cup butter
1 cup Coca-Cola

Sift together sugar, flour, and baking soda. Mix remaining ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Mix dry ingredients with the liquids. Then add:

2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup small marshmellows

Pour into a greased pan, I use a bundt pan, and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Icing: Mix and bring to a boil:

3 Tablespoons cocoa
6 Tablespoons Coca-Cola
1 cup nuts/I use pecans
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 box confectioner's sugar

Mix and spread over hot cake.

Frosting - two recipes

SEVEN MINUTE FROSTING

1 cup sugar
1 egg white unbeaten
1/3 cup water
1 teaspoon white Karo
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Place sugar, egg, water, Karo in top of a double broiler over rapidly boiling water. Beat until it will hold a peak. Remove from heat, add vanilla and salt. Continue to beat till it gets that frosting consistency.


BUTTER FROSTING - my personal favorite and my kids love it on everything, cake, cookies, graham crackers,etc...

1 lb. box confectioners sugar
1/4 lb. soft butter
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 4 tablespoons milk

Cream 1/3 of sugar with butter and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Blend vanilla, tablespoons milk, and remaining milk into mixture. Gradually stir remaining milk into frosting till you get the consistency you like. Spread on cake.