This is yet another one of those Southern classic desserts that shows up at potlucks, family reunions, Church Covered Dish suppers that has dozens of variations, but two basic ingredients: lots of chocolate and coca-cola. It's rich and sweet, but sometimes it's just what you need.
I looked in a LOT of my cookbooks and there are so many recipes that are identical, I couldn't begin to choose who to give credit to for this one. Just bake it and enjoy!
1 cup Coca Cola (NO DIET VERSION!)
1/2 cup oil 1 stick butter
3 T. cocoa
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1/2 t. salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 t. baking soda
1 t. vanilla
Frosting:
1 stick butter
3 T. cocoa
6 T. cream or milk
1 t. vanilla
1 pound (3 3/4 cups) confectioner's sugar
In a saucepan, mix Coca Cola, oil, butter and cocoa and bring to a boil. In another bowl, combine the sugar, flour and salt. Pour the boiling Cola mixture over the flour mixture and beat well. Add the eggs, buttermilk, soda and vanilla and beat well. Pour mixture into a greased and floured 13 x 9 inch baking pan and bake at 350 degrees or 20 to 25 minutes. Remove pan and cool for about 10 minutes. Frost.
Frosting: In a saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa, and milk. Heat until the butter melts. Beat in the remaining ingredients and spread on the cake while it's warm/hot. Cool and cut.
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