Molly's Secret Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup coca-cola
• 3/4 cup miniature marshmallow
• 1 ounce semi-sweet chocolate baking square
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/4 cup coca-cola, plus
• 2 -3 tablespoons coca-cola, if needed
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup of hershy chocolate syrup

Recipe

• 1 preparation (cake):.
• 2 place in a sauce pan, butter, coke, semi sweet baking square and bring to a boil.
• 3 remove from heat and add marshmallows and stir until all is blended and the marshmallows are melted.
• 4 set aside to cool enough to room temperature.
• 5 in a mixing bowl, blend the shortening, oil, vanilla and sugar until fluffy.
• 6 add eggs and buttermilk and beat until smooth.
• 7 mix flour with baking soda, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
• 8 add half of the flour mixture to shortening, egg mixture and beat.
• 9 scrape bowl time to time to clean the sides off so ingredients are blended in batter.
• 10 add cooled cocoa cola mixtue and beat.
• 11 add remainder of flour and beat until completely smooth, about 3-4 minutes.
• 12 batter will be thick.
• 13 place batter into a 13" x 9" x 2" oiled and floured baking pan.
• 14 set pan on top shelf in a preheated 350 degrees oven for 35-40 minutes.
• 15 check for completed baking time with a toothpick.
• 16 if the toothpick comes out clean by sticking it in the middle of the cake, it's time to come out of the oven and cool.
• 17 let the cake cool for about 20-30 minutes before frosting, otherwise the frosting will melt.
• 18 preparation (frosting):.
• 19 cream butter.
• 20 add cocoa, vanilla, hershey's syrup, and cocoa cola.
• 21 beat until smooth.
• 22 add powder sugar a little at a time and beat constantly.
• 23 scrape the sides of bowl time to time to get all ingredients into the frosting.
• 24 if the frosting seams a little dry, add a little more cocoa cola and beat well.
• 25 frost cake and serve with vanilla ice cream and enjoy.