Chocolate Cola Cake

Ingredients:

Cake:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 sticks salted butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup Coca~Cola (not diet)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup buttermilk,room temperature
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Frosting:

• 1 1/2 sticks salted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup Coca~Cola (not diet)
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with oil and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, brown sugar and salt. Set aside.
3. In a small saucepan, bring the butter, cocoa and coke to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until smooth. Pour into the flour mixture and whisk until smooth.
4. In a small bowl, dissolve the baking soda into the buttermilk. Pour into the flour mixture and whisk until smooth.
5. Whisk in the eggs and vanilla.
6. Pour the batter into your prepared baking dish. Bake for 40-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool completely then spread fosting evenly over the top.
7. Serve with vanilla ice cream, if desired.

Frosting:

1. In a large bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
2. Add the cocoa and coke, and beat on low speed until smooth. Remember to scrape the bowl as needed.
3. Beat in one cup of the powdered sugar at a time on medium speed. Remember to scrape the bowl as needed.

*Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two days.

Serves: 12