Cocoa Cola Cake
Chocolate Covered Christmas ~ Day 8
Today I am sharing a recipe for a chocolate cake with a twist. It's made with cocoa powder and Coca Cola. It's a moist chocolate cake that has a sweet cooked icing poured over the top. This cake takes me way back to when I was a kid. The recipe was given to my mom by one of the moms from our swim team. It brings back memories of swim meets and bake sales. Yes, I am nostalgic. I love recipes that have something attached to them. They are fun to share. This cake works well in a 13 x 9 pan. You can easily cut it into squares that way. I used one large round pan for this post.
- Cake
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 canola oil
- 3 tablespoons Hershey's Cocoa
- 1 cup Coke ( I have used Root Beer before and it's just as good)
- 1/2 cup buttermilk w/ 1 tsp baking soda added
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cup mini marshmallows
- Icing
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 6 tablespoons Coke
- 1 box confectioners sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup walnuts (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In large bowl mix sugar and flour. Set aside.
- Mix butter, oil, cocoa and Coke in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour over dry ingredients.
- Stir baking soda into buttermilk and add to mixture. Stir together.
- Add eggs and vanilla. Stir until combined.
- Add mini marshmallows.
- Pour batter into a well greased pan. Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
- Mix butter, cocoa and Coke in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Add confectioner's sugar, vanilla and walnuts (optional). Mix well and spread over hot cake.
- Cool and serve.
Happy Baking!
Leslie xo
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Triple Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Covered Christmas ~ Day 4
When I was going through my recipes to put together the list for Chocolate Covered Christmas, I decided it wouldn't be complete without this recipe for Triple Chocolate Cake. I have been making this cake for a long time. My children's grandmother made it years ago and shared it with me. It's been a favorite ever since. It's one of those cakes that is so easy to make, it's ridiculous. It starts with a box mix and ends with a moist chocolate cake that is hard to beat with a scratch version. It's so good all by itself it doesn't need frosting, which makes it even easier, but if you want to top it off, by all means, go for it!
- 1 package chocolate ( pudding in the mix ) cake mix
- 1 package ( 4 servings) Jello instant chocolate pudding
- 1 3/4 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 12 oz package chocolate chips
- confectioner's sugar for sprinkling
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Mix by hand until well blended.
- Pour batter into greased 10" tube or bundt pan.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. DO NOT OVER BAKE.
- Cool 15 minutes. Remove from pan and finish cooling on rack.
- Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar if desired.
The snowflakes on top of the cake were simply made by piping royal icing onto parchment paper in a snowflake shape. Once they were dry, I carefully glued them on top of the cake with a dot of icing.
Happy Baking!
Leslie xo
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