How To Make A Coca-Cola Cake

Cake
2 sticks (1 cup) of salted butter
¼ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup of Coca-Cola
2 cups of self rising flour
2 cups of sugar
2 eggs
½ cup of buttermilk
2 Tsp of vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 9x13 baking dish. If using a metal pan, butter and flour pan. Set aside.

Add butter, cocoa powder and coke to a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes. Stir and set aside to cool.

In large bowl, whisk together flour and sugar until well blended. In separate bowl, stir together eggs, buttermilk and vanilla. Pour Coca-Cola mixture into flour and stir until blended. Add egg mixture and stir until blended. Pour cake batter into prepared baking dish and bake 30-35 minutes or until top is set and toothpick comes out clean. As soon as the cake comes out of the oven poke a few holes into the top of the cake. Pour the frosting over hot cake. Allow cake to sit at least 30 minutes (an hour is best) before serving.

Frosting
1 stick of salted butter
6 tbsp of Coca-Cola
¼ cup of cocoa powder
3 cups of powdered sugar
1 tsp of vanilla extract
*Optional – 1 cup of chopped pecans

Place butter and coke into a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 1 minute or until butter is completely melted. Add cocoa powder to butter mixture and microwave for 1 more minute. Stir and gradually add sugar to butter mixture and stir until sugar is completely dissolved and blended in. Add vanilla. Pour over hot cake.