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Coca-Cola Cake

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This easy recipe for Southern Chocolate Coca Cola Cake is a traditional favorite that combines a soft chocolate cake with a rich fudge frosting for a crowd-pleasing dessert!

Ingredients

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For The Cake

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 can (12 ounces) cola soda
  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa

For The Glaze

  • 1 can (12 ounces) cola
  • 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 4 cups confectioners’ sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 13×9-in. baking pan with cooking spray
  2. Put 2 cups of flour, 2 cups of sugar, a teaspoon of baking soda and a half teaspoon each of salt and cinnamon in a large bowl.  Use a whisk to stir them up together thoroughly and set them aside.
  3. Put 2 eggs, a half cup of buttermilk and a teaspoon of vanilla extract in a small bowl, whisk it up until well combined and set that aside too.
  4. Put 12 ounces (one can) of cola soda in a medium pot.  Add a cup of room temperature butter and a quarter cup of unsweetened baking cocoa in with the soda, stir it all up with a whisk and then bring it to a boil over medium high heat (the butter should all be melted and you should see bubbles around the edges.
  5. Add the cola mixture to the flour mixture (be careful, it’s hot!) and stir until everything is combined.
  6. Next add the egg mixture to the flour and cola mixture and use a whisk to get it all combined and as smooth as you can.  Pour this glorious chocolate concoction into the 9 x 13 pan, pop it in the preheated oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick stuck into the center comes out clean.
  7. Once the cake is in the oven it’s time to start the frosting!  Put another 12 ounces of cola soda into a medium pot and bring it to a boil.  Let it boil until it is reduced to about a half cup (about 15 minutes).
    Lower the heat to a simmer.  Stir in a half cup of room temperature butter and a quarter cup of unsweetened cocoa and whisk until the butter is melted and everything is all mixed up thoroughly.
  8. Now take one last large mixing bowl and put four cups of confectioner’s sugar in it.  Give the sugar a good mixing with a dry whisk to break up and clumps, then pour the hot cola mixture in with the confectioner’s sugar (again being careful – it’s also hot!).  Whisk it all up together until it is as smooth as you can get it.
  9. As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, pour the frosting over the top of it, making sure you cover the entire top.
  10. Here comes the hardest part: let the cake and frosting cool completely before you cut into it.  And if you have any leftovers, store them in the fridge.

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