Coca Cola Cake

By Susan52

Ingredients

• 1 box (15.25 oz) Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
• 1 small box (4 oz.) Instant Chocolate Pudding
• Ingredients listed on back of cake mix box (eggs & oil - water not needed)
• 1 1/3 cups Coca Cola
• 1 stick unsalted butter
• 3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
• 4-6 tbsp. heavy cream or milk* (see notes below)
• 2 cups (packed) powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Details

Preparation time 20mins

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F degrees

Spray 9x13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

Prepare cake mix according to package directions.
But instead of adding water, you will replace that amount with Coca-Cola.

Add in dry instant pudding mix to the batter as well.
With this mix, it called for 1 1/3 cups of water, I substituted that with 1 1/3 cups of Coca Cola.

Pour batter into baking dish and bake according to package directions (usually 35-39 minutes).
Just before cake is ready to come out of the oven, start making frosting.
In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, start melting one stick of butter/margarine.
Add in cocoa powder and heavy cream (or milk, if using) and stir.
Then stir in confectioners sugar.
At this point I'll grab a whisk and stir briskly to get all the lumps out.
Take mixture off heat and add in vanilla extract
Once cake comes out of oven, pour frosting over warm cake. Do your best to spread it out evenly.
The cake has a little dip in the middle. Don't worry, just spread the frosting away from the center as best you can.

Here is the best way to serve it. A warm slice of cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.