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Cracker Barrel Coca Cola Cake

Notes: This is a tasty cake. We tried several versions to get this
one just right.

Ingredients:
1 Stick of Butter
1 Cup Coca Cola
3/4 Cup Miniature Marshmallows
1 Square of Semi Sweet Baking Chocolate
1/2 Cup Shortening
1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
3/4 Cup Cocoa
2 Eggs
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Vanilla
3/4 Cup Buttermilk
2 Cups Sugar
2 1/3 Cups Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder

Preparation:

Place in a sauce pan butter, coke, semi sweet baking square and
bring to a boil remove from heat and add marshmallows and stir
until all is blended and the marshmallows are disappear. Set aside
to cool enough to tepid or room temperature.
In mixing bowl blend the shortening, oil, vanilla and sugar until
fluffy. Add eggs and buttermilk and beat until smooth. Mix flour
with baking soda, cocoa, baking powder and salt, add half of flour
mixture to shortening,egg mixture, and beat. Scrape bowl time to
time to clean the sides off so ingredients are blended in batter.
Add cooled coca cola mixture and beat. Add remainder of flour and
beat until completely smooth about 3 - 4 minutes. Batter will be
thick.
Place batter into a 13" x 9" x " 2 oiled and floured baking pan.
Set pan on top shelf in a preheated 350 degrees oven for 35 - 40
minutes. Check for completed baking time with a toothpick. If the
toothpick comes out clean by sticking in the middle of the cake its
time to come out of the oven and cool.

Frosting

1 Stick of Butter
1/2 Cup Cocoa
1/4 Cup Coca Cola (plus 2-3 Tablespoons if needed)
3 Cups Powder Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1/4 Cup Hershey's Chocolate Syrup

Cream butter, add cocoa, vanilla, Hershey's Syrup, and coca cola,
beat until smooth. Add powder sugar a little at a time and beat
constantly. Scrape the sides of bowl time to time to get all
ingredients into the frosting. If the frosting seams a little dry add a
little more coca cola and beat well.

Frost warm cake. Serve with natural vanilla bean ice cream and
enjoy.

Source: Genies Southern Cooking