Coca-Cola Cake Recipe

A recipe for those who like Coke in everything!

1 cup Coca-Cola
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup (1 stick) Margarine (Editorial remark: Butter's better!)
3 Tbsp cocoa
2 cup sugar
2 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla

In saucepan, combine Coca-Cola, oil, margarine, and cocoa. Bring to a boil, over medium heat, stirring constantly. In a large bowl, mix together sugar, flour and salt. Add mixture from saucepan and beat
well. Add eggs, buttermilk, soda, and vanilla and beat well. Pour into a greased and floured sheet cake pan. Bake at 350: for 20-25 minutes.

Frosting

1/2 cup margarine
3 Tbsp cocoa
6 Tbsp milk
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup pecans - chopped
1 lb.confectioners sugar

In a saucepan, combine the margarine, cocoa, and milk until the margarine melts. Add the remaining ingredients and beat hard. Spread on the cooled cake.

Submitted to rec.food.recipes by Duckie from her Sunday Recipe E-List

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