Mom's Chocolate Coca-cola Cake & Frosting

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup cooking oil
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 cup coca-cola
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 6 tablespoons coca-cola
• 1 (1 lb) box confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, mix together 2 cups flour, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 2 cups sugar.
• 2 in a heavy saucepan combine 1/2 cup margarine or butter, 1/2 cup oil, 3 tbsp cocoa, and 1 cup coke. bring to a boil. pour over the dry ingredients mixed earlier. mix until blended.
• 3 in a small bowl, mix together 1/2 cup buttermilk and 1 tsp baking soda. then add it to the mixture.
• 4 add 2 eggs and 1 tsp vanilla and beat inches then fold in the marshmallows.
• 5 bake in a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan for 30 to 35 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean) in a 350 degree oven.
• 6 for the frosting: place 1/2 cup margarine or butter, 3 tbsp cocoa, and 5 tbsp coke in a saucepan and bring to a boil. add the confectioners sugar and vanilla. mix well. if it is too thick, and a drop or two more of coke.
• 7 if you want the 7 minute frosting: (these ingredients are not listed above!) in the top of a double boiler, combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp cold water, 2 egg whites, 1 tbsp light corn syrup, and a dash of salt. beat at a low speed of an electric mixer 30 seconds or just until blended. place over boiling water; beat constantly on high speed 7 minutes or until stiff peaks form. remove from heat. add vanilla and beat 2 minutes or until frosting is thick enough to spread.