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Coca Cola Cake

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 cup Coca Cola
3/4 cup miniature marshmallows
1 square of semisweet baking chocolate
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup cocoa
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 cup sugar
2 1/3 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

Place in a sauce pan butter, coke, semi sweet baking square and
bring to a boil remove from heat and add marshmallows and stir until
all is blended and the marshmallows are disappear. Set aside to
cool enough to tepid or room temperature. In mixing bowl blend the
shortening, oil, vanilla and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and
buttermilk and beat until smooth. Mix flour with baking soda, cocoa,
baking powder and salt, add half of flour mixture to shortening,
egg mixture, and beat. Scrape bowl time to time to clean the sides
off so ingredients are blended in batter. Add cooled coca cola
mixture and beat. Add remainder of flour and beat until completely
smooth about 3 - 4 minutes. Batter will be thick. Place batter into
a 13" x 9" x " 2 oiled and floured baking pan. Set pan on top shelf
in a preheated 350 degrees oven for 35 - 40 minutes. Check for
completed baking time with a toothpick. If the toothpick comes out
clean by sticking in the middle of the cake its time to come out
of the oven and cool.


Frosting
                                                                                
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 cup Coca Cola (plus 2-3 Tbsp. if needed)
3 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup Hershey's Chocolate Syrup

Cream butter, add cocoa, vanilla, Hershey's Syrup, and coca cola,
beat until smooth. Add powder sugar a little at a time and beat
constantly.  Scrape the sides of bowl time to time to get all
ingredients into the frosting. If the frosting seams a little dry
add a little more coca cola and beat well.  Frost warm cake. Serve
with natural vanilla bean ice cream and enjoy.

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