Chocolate Coca Cola Cake With Chocolate Coca Cola Icing Recipes

MOM'S CHOCOLATE COCA-COLA CAKE & FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together 2 cups flour, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 2 cups sugar.
• In a heavy saucepan combine 1/2 cup margarine or butter, 1/2 cup oil, 3 tbsp cocoa, and 1 cup coke. Bring to a boil. Pour over the dry ingredients mixed earlier. Mix until blended.
• In a small bowl, mix together 1/2 cup buttermilk and 1 tsp baking soda. Then add it to the mixture.
• Add 2 eggs and 1 tsp vanilla and beat inches Then fold in the marshmallows.
• Bake in a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan for 30 to 35 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean) in a 350 degree oven.
• For the frosting: Place 1/2 cup margarine or butter, 3 tbsp cocoa, and 5 tbsp coke in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the confectioners sugar and vanilla. Mix well. If it is too thick, and a drop or two more of coke.
• If you want the white 7 minute frosting: (These ingredients are not listed above!) In the top of a double boiler, combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp cold water, 2 egg whites, 1 tbsp light corn syrup, and a dash of salt. Beat at a low speed of an electric mixer 30 seconds or just until blended. Place over boiling water; beat constantly on high speed 7 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and beat 2 minutes or until frosting is thick enough to spread.

CHOCOLATE COCA-COLA CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE COCA-COLA ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• MAKE THE CAKE:.
• Combine first 3 ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring until butter melts.
• Remove from heat.
• Combine flour, sugar, and baking soda in a large bowl, stir in butter mxiture.
• Add eggs, and stir until well blended.
• Stir in buttermilk, vanilla, and marshmallows.
• Pour into a lightly greased 13x9" baking pan.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven; spread icing over warm cake.
• ICING:.
• Combine first 3 ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring until butter melts.
• Remove from heat; stir in powdered sugar, vanilla, and pecans.
• Spoon immediately over warm cake.

COCA-COLA CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Sift flour and sugar together.
• Combine the margarine, shortening, cocoa and cola in saucepan and bring to boil. Add the chocolate mixture to sugar-flour mixture. Add buttermilk, soda, vanilla and beaten eggs.
• Beat well, fold in marshmallows.
• Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes in a 13 x 9 pan.
• Ice with the chocolate icing.

COCO-COLA ICING

Steps:

• Bring to boil butter, cocoa, and cola drink. Remove from heat and stir in confectioners' sugar, chopped nuts, and vanilla. Top cake while hot.

CHOCOLATE COCA-COLA CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F; grease 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
• Prepare cake mix according to package directions, using 1 1/3 cups cola in place of water and stirring 1 tablespoon grated orange peel in batter.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 30 minutes until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Invert cake onto wire rack cool completely.
• Cake may be made and stored, tightly wrapped, up to two days before decorating.
• Note: For firmer cake, use one 16-ounce package of pound cake mix, stirring in 1/3 cup powdered chocolate drink mix along with grated orange peel. Use cola for the liquid bake as directed.
• Stir chocolate chips in small heavy saucepan over very low heat until melted and smooth; remove from heat.
• Dip strawberries into chocolate to coat halfway, placing each berry as it is dipped on cookie sheet lined with wax paper.
• Refrigerate berries until ready to use.
• Cut cooled cake horizontally into 2 equal layers with sharp serrated knife; place bottom layer on large cookie sheet.
• Beat butter in large bowl with mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy, gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and chocolate drink mix until smooth.
• Beat 1/3 cup of remaining cola, remaining 1 tablespoon grated orange peel and vanilla until thoroughly blended and smooth.
• Spread half of frosting over bottom cake layer; top with second layer.
• Swirl remaining frosting over top of cake. Cut cake into 12 portions; arrange on platter.
• Decorate with chocolate-dipped strawberries.