Oh what's more Southern and delicious than a sheet cake, chocolate and Coca Cola? My mother has made this cake for my brothers and I every since I can remember and it's still as good as every. When we were in college, everyone would show up when one of these cakes came from home and they didn't last long. Why it can cure just about anything but a broken heart and the crack of dawn! Just smelling it bake and then that fudgy icing goes on warm and just oozes down into the cake. You know "Anything that doesn't kill you, just makes you stronger." Some still consider Coca Cola to be medicinal so I guess this is what the good doctor ordered.
2 cups self-rising flour
2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup Coca-Cola
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch pan and set aside. In a large bowl combine flour and sugar. In a saucepan combine the cocoa, Coca-Cola, butter, and marshmallows; bring to a boil. Combine the boiled mixture with the flour and sugar mixture. In a separate bowl mix eggs, buttermilk, baking soda, and vanilla; add to the first mixture. Pour into prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes or until done.
Frosting
1/2 cup butter
1 tablespoon cocoa
6 tablespoons Coca-Cola
1 box confectioner's sugar, (1pound)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
In a saucepan, bring butter, cocoa, and Coca-Cola to a boil. Stir in the sugar and mix well. Stir in nuts. Spread over the cake while both cake and frosting are still warm.
2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup Coca-Cola
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch pan and set aside. In a large bowl combine flour and sugar. In a saucepan combine the cocoa, Coca-Cola, butter, and marshmallows; bring to a boil. Combine the boiled mixture with the flour and sugar mixture. In a separate bowl mix eggs, buttermilk, baking soda, and vanilla; add to the first mixture. Pour into prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes or until done.
Frosting
1/2 cup butter
1 tablespoon cocoa
6 tablespoons Coca-Cola
1 box confectioner's sugar, (1pound)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
In a saucepan, bring butter, cocoa, and Coca-Cola to a boil. Stir in the sugar and mix well. Stir in nuts. Spread over the cake while both cake and frosting are still warm.
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32 comments:
Oh yummmmm............I remember having this cake all the time growing up......would love to have a bite!!! :)
Suzanne
Oh my mother made this cake too! It was and still is so good!
I hat to say it, but I have never had this cake. Sounds very interesting. Will think about giving it a try. Thanks for the recipe.
Oh this sounds so good. I havn't had this one, but I will definitely make it. Thanks for the recipe. Hugs, Marty
I have not had one of these cakes in years and forgotten it! Thanks for reminding me!
never heard of anything like it...but I think I might neeeeeeeeed to try it!
Oh God! i never thought 2 of my favorite things in life could be toghether, haha, love the cake, will try do it
Ms Libby, I am living by that saying this week! LOL. I am growing some might large muscles over here in Colorado!
My oldest daughter walked by right as I opened your blog entry and now the recipe will be used for sure. She is the baker of the family. Have a blessed weekend!
I am gonna have to make this for sure!! Have you ever seen the recipe for cooking ham in coca-cola??
Thanks so much for the recipe! Cracker Barrel has a coca cola cake just certain times of the year and it's delicious! Gotta make this one right away!
I used to sit on my grandmother's kitchen counter and watch her make 7-Up and Coca-cola cakes. They get to me quicker than any other food. There's just nothing else like one. Oh, thank you so much for the recipe, and for the sweet memory it evoked. Have a lovely weekend, Libby!
Oh it is an amazing cake!
I always order it at Cracker Barrel
when they offer it. Yum!
Thanks for the recipe. :)
Well, I've never had a Coca-Cola Cake...sounds delish!
This is one of my all time favorite cakes. My grandmother baked the most beautiful pies, but this is about the only cake I remember her baking. Thanks for the recipe (and the sweet memory) Kathy
This will soooooo send my northern friends over the edge! Can't wait to make one for them.
This cake sounds terrific.. My kids would go gaga over it, just the name alone! I am planning on trying this!
Oh, Yes!!! Loved that cake and made it for my kids as well. Thanks for the memory Libby!
Oh this sounds so delicious! I will be doing this for sure. I have never heard of this before.
I've never heard of using coke for a cake - a must try for me. I know it works wonders on a brisket.
I've never heard of this cake, but ummmm it looks fabulous. I think I may have to transport that recipe up here to the North!
Cass
Happy Foodie Friday! Have a great Mother's Day ~ Susan
Thank you for this recipe. All my favorites too!
The Raggedy Girl
Left you something on my post today; drop by and pick it up.
Jane
I came from Jane's. Your blog is beautifu and that recipe looks delicious. I've heard of Coca Cola cake but never tried it. I just might.
Oh, this sounds SIMPLY DELIGHTFUL!!!!! Thank you for sharing. I'm going to make some this weekend.
OH wow. WOW. I love the idea of this. Er...is there someone can cook this for me??!
Nice to meet you ma'am :) Came from Jane's, Gaston Studio...c'mon over my place and say hi if you like ;)
It this also called Texas Sheet Cake? It's similar I think except for the Coco Cola. You make me hungry every time I visit your blog, darn it! It is a yummy one! Lu
What a nice Mother's Day gift to post the recipe for this dee-licious cake from my past! I am ailing, we've had three weeks of rain and gloom and I am deeply depressed, suicidal so this came just in time. Thank you Libby!
joy c. at grannymountain
This sounds soooo good! I can see why your Mom made it and why you loved it so...
Haven't had this in a long, long time...sure wish I had some right now!
I've heard of Coca Cola cake but have never seen a recipe for it. Thanks I'm making a copy for my files and I think I gained 5 pounds just reading the ingredients.
I have had ribs with coke in the sauce but never a cake.
I feel a diabetic coma coming on with this one.
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