Coke Cake - Lost and Found!

One of my Southern Marine wife pals gave me this one years ago...I just found it slipped into an envelope with some old photos while going through a box of mementos....yummy, sweet, and SO being made here in my kitchen after Easter!


Coke Cake:

Ingredients:

* 2 cups sugar
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 1/2 cups small marshmallows
* 1/2 cup butter or margarine
* 1/2 cup vegetable oil
* 3 tablespoons cocoa
* 1 cup Coca-Cola
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 cup buttermilk
* 2 eggs
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Frosting:
* 1/2 cup butter
* 3 tablespoons cocoa
* 6 tablespoons Coca-Cola
* 1 box (16 ounces) confectioners' sugar (have some more on reserve)
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In a bowl, sift together sugar and flour. Add marshmallows.

3. In saucepan, mix butter, oil, cocoa, and Coca-Cola. Bring to a boil and
pour over dry ingredients; blend well.

4. Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk just before adding to batter

5. Add eggs and vanilla extract, mix well.

6. Pour into a well-greased 9-by-13-inch pan and bake 35 to 45 minutes.

7. Remove from oven and frost immediately. (Start preparing frosting after

taking cake out of oven).

8. To make frosting, combine butter, cocoa and Coca-Cola in a saucepan.

9. Bring to aboil and pour over confectioners' sugar, blending well. Turn off
heat.

10. Add vanilla extract and pecans. Spread over hot cake.

11. When cool, cut into squares and serve.

Very glamourous....and not that hard to make!