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My daughter and I (this start is now becoming a familiar refrain) love to start our weekend by looking for recipes. Â We start with desserts and tend to look for something that we have never tried. Â A cola cake – using Coke as the wet ingredient. Â Now that sounds interesting. Â But if I have it for dessert after dinner, will I be able to fall asleep? Â Who cares!
Before I share the recipe, I wondered what was the origin of Coke.  I know I have heard it before but could not remember.  The formula was invented by Dr. John Pemberton.  He created the recipe in a brass kettle in his backyard.  But Coca Cola was made what we know today by Asa Candler who bought the formula in 1887.  He was a master marketer and the rest is history.  Yes, it also used to contain cocaine and was originally a tonic.  But that was a long time ago.
Ingredients (adapted from Southern Living):
- 1 cup Coca-Cola
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 2Â large eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Preparation
- Combine Coca-Cola and buttermilk; set aside.
- Beat butter and sugar at low speed with an electric mixer until creamy.  Add egg and vanilla; beat on a low speed until blended.
- Combine flour, cocoa, and soda in a bowl.
- Add to butter mixture alternately with cola mixture; begin and end with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended.
- Pour batter into a 13- x 9-inch pan  (See below for frosting recipe).
Frosting:
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/3 cup Coca-Cola
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 16 oz powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Preparation
- Bring first 3 ingredients to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring until butter melts. Remove from heat; whisk in sugar and vanilla. Â You want to pour the frosting on while the cake is still warm.
Let the cake and frosting site before covering. Â We always refrigerate our desserts before serving. Â Enjoy!
Steph
looks so good! definitely need to try this!
Nisa Homey
That is a beautiful click Peter, and that cake looks so inviting…bookmarked!!
SJ
Never thought of making this before! But I’m sure this will be my next dessert… 🙂 Along with an interesting element, this seems quite easy to make as well…