Coca-Cola Cake

 
For the cake: 
2 cups sugar, granulated 
2 cups all-purpose flour 
1½ cups small marshmallows 
½ cup vegetable oil 
½ cup butter or margarine 
3 tbsps cocoa powder
1 cup Coca-Cola 
1 tsp baking soda 
½ cup buttermilk 
2 large eggs 
1 tsp vanilla extract 
 
For the frosting: 
½ cup butter, softened 
3 tbsps cocoa powder 
6 tbsps Coca-Cola 
30 g confection sugar 
1 tsp vanilla extract 
 
 
For the cake: 
1.  Preheat the oven to 180oC (350oF). Grease a 13 x 9-inch pan.  

2.  Sift together the sugar and the flour in a mixing bowl. Add in the marshmallows. Mix butter, Coca-Cola, oil and cocoa powder into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour over the sugar-flour mixture. Mix well. 

3.  Beat together the eggs, buttermilk, vanilla extract and baking soda before adding into the batter.  Blend well together and pour into the baking pan. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes. Frost immediately after removing from the oven. 

For the frosting: 
1.  Combine butter with cocoa powder, add Coca-Cola, sugar and vanilla, and 
mix well. 
 
Makes 1 cake.