Chocolate Coca Cola Cake
If you are from the south you may be very familiar with this cake. For my distant family and I this is a favorite and probably always will be, the reason it's a favorite you ask? Good old Coca Cola!!
Give this recipe a try for your next family gathering or just the next time you get a chocolate and Coca Cola craving :)
What You'll Need:
- Flour
- Sugar
- Salt
- Baking Soda
- Cinnamon
- Butter
- Eggs
- Vanilla Extract
- Whole Milk
- Coca-Cola
Cake
preheat oven to 350, Flour and grease a 9×13 pan.
mix:
2cups flour
2cups sugar
1/2tsp salt
1tsp baking soda
1/2tsp cinnamon
Set dry mixture aside, in a medium saucepan over medium high heat stir until it simmers:
1 cup butter
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup coca-cola
1/2 cup whole milk
take chocolate mixture off the heat and add to your dry mixture. Mix xompletely and then add:
2 eggs
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
Mix completely and pour in your prepared pan, bake it for 30 minutes. Test with a toothpick to be sure it's complete ( toothpick should come out clean)
Glaze
I would start this process as soon as i take the cake out of the oven.
In a saucepan over medium heat mix:
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup coca cola
once that reaches a light boil, remove and slowly stir in 4cups of confectioners’ sugar until nice and smooth. Then add in about a cup of chopped pecans(If desired), and give it a stir.
Let the cake cool for a few minutes (until the glaze settles a bit) and ENJOY!!
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