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chocolate sheet cake with chocolate frosting on parchment paper

Old fashioned Coca Cola Cake recipe

Lauren Caras
This classic Old fashioned Coca Cola cake pays homage to Southern tradition. Rich, moist, and decadent with a fudgy frosting to match. This chocolate cake is surely what chocolate dreams are made of!!
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Resting time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, southern
Servings 12
Calories 600 kcal

Equipment

  • 9 X 13 cake pan

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ cups minature marshmallows
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup Coca-Cola
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Old Fashioned Coca Cola Frosting

  • ½ cup butter
  • 3 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 6 tablespoon Coca-Cola
  • 1 box of powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup pecans toasted

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Line a 9 x 13 cake pan with parchment paper, set aside
  • Sift flour and granulated sugar together, stir in marshmallows and set aside
  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring to a boil: butter, cocoa, and cola, stirring occasionally
  • Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes. Pour over dry mixture, whisk until combined
  • Whisk in buttermilk, baking soda, beaten eggs, and vanilla extract
  • Pour into 9 x 13 cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Or until cake tester comes out clean and cake bounces back when lightly pressed.
  • Remove from oven and let cool on wire rack in cake pan for 30 minutes before adding frosting

Old Fashioned Coca Cola Frosting

  • In large bowl, sift powdered sugar. Set aside
  • In a medium sauce pan, bring butter, cocoa, and cola to a boil. When smooth, remove from from heat and add to powdered sugar.
  • Add vanilla extract, whisk until smooth
  • Pour frosting over warm cake, top with tosted pecans if desired

Notes

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Nutrition

Calories: 600kcal
Keyword chocolate, easy chocolate sheet cake receipe, old fashioned receipes, sheet cake
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