Cakes

A sweet, baked confection usually containing flour, sugar, flavoring ingredients and eggs or other leavener such as baking powder or baking soda.

Coca-Cola Cake

Coca-Cola Cake is one of the top most cake and it is made with Coca-Cola and Butter milk and mini marshmallows.

Ingredients:

2 cups self-rising flour

2 cups sugar

3 tablespoons cocoa

1 cup Coca-Cola

1 cup butter

1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

2 eggs, beaten

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting:

1/2 cup butter

1 tablespoon cocoa

6 tablespoons Coca-Cola

1 box confectioner's sugar, (1pound)

1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preparation:

Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch pan and set aside.

In a large bowl combine flour and sugar. In a saucpan combine the cocoa, Coca-Cola, butter, and marshmallows; bring to a boil. Combine the boiled mixture with the flour and sugar mixture.

In a separate bowl mix eggs, buttermilk, baking soda, and vanilla and add to the first mixture in to it.

Pour into prepared pan and bake the mixture at 350

degrees for about 35 minutes, do this process until cake tests done.

Frosting:

In a saucepan, take butter, cocoa, and Coca-Cola and boil it. Stir in the sugar and mix well. Stir in nuts. Spread over the cake while both cake and frosting are still warm.

Serves about 16

Coca Cola Cake (AL) Recipe

Ingredients

Cake:

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup margarine

1 cup cola

3 tablespoons cocoa powder

1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs, beaten

Icing:

4 cups confectioners sugar

1/2 cup margarine

6 tablespoons cola

3 tablespoons cocoa powder

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease and flour a 16 x 11-inch pan. Combine the flour, granulated sugar, and baking soda in a mixing bowl. In a saucepan, combine the margarine, cola, and cocoa powder, and stir until boiling. Remove from the heat, and stir into the flour mixture. Add the marshmallows, buttermilk, vanilla, and eggs, and mix well. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the center is set.

While the cake is baking, prepare the icing. Measure the confectioners sugar into a mixing bowl. Melt the margarine in a saucepan. Add the cola and cocoa, and stir until boiling. Remove from heat, and pour over the confectioners sugar. Add the vanilla, and beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Stir in the pecans, and pour over the hot cake.

Coca-Cola Cake

Cake

2 Cup flour

2 Cup sugar

1 Cup butter

6 Tablespoon Cocoa

1 Cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 eggs, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup miniature marshmallows

1 Cup Coca-Cola

Frosting

Cup Butter

6 Tablespoons Coca-Cola

5 Tablespoons Cocoa

1 pound powdered sugar

1 cup pecan pieces, optional

Cake

Sift flour and sugar together in bowl. Place butter, marshmallows, cocoa and Coca-Cola together in sauce pan over medium heat until melted. Pour melted mixture over flour and sugar. Add beaten egg and mix well. Add soda to buttermilk and pour into batter mixture. Add vanilla and mix well. Pour batter into a 9x13 pan and bake for 40-50 minutes. *High altitude add 2 Tablespoons flour

Frosting

Place butter, cocoa and Coca-Cola in sauce pan and bring to a boil. Pour this over powdered sugar and beat until creamy and the consistency to spread. Add pecans if using. Spread over warm, not hot cake. *You may need to add more coke.

Coca-Cola Favorite Recipes

1.Killer Coca-Cola BBQ Sauce -

1 can Coca-Cola (approx 12 oz)

2 Tbsp orange juice

2 Tbsp soy sauce

1 Tbsp fresh minced ginger

1 clove minced garlic

Salt, pepper to taste

1/4 C vegetable oil

Combine all sauce ingredients and marinate meat overnight. Place meat on a well-oiled pan and bake at 350 for 30 - 60 minutes depending on meat thickness. Remove from oven, dredge the meat in the sauce, baste with additional sauce and bake for 15 minutes or until done.

2.Coca-Cola Zucchini - Carrot Muffins

1 1/2 C white wheat flour

1/2 tsp salt

2 eggs

1 C sugar

2 Tbsp oil

3/4 C Coca-Cola

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

2 C finely grated carrots

1/2 C finely grated zucchini

1/2 C raisins (optional)

1/4 C chopped nuts (optional)

Mix together dry ingredients. Whisk together egg, sugar, oil, Coke, and vanilla in a separate bowl. Gently fold wet and dry ingredients together. Fold in grated veggies, raisins and nuts until just combined. Spoon batter into a muffin tin and bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

3.Coca-Cola Basted Ham

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 5 hours

Yield: 20 to 30 servings

1 (18-pound) cured ham

2 (12-ounce) cans Coca-Cola

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Place ham in a shallow roasting pan. Baste the ham with Coca-Cola, and cover it with foil. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes per pound of ham, or until the ham reaches an internal temperature of 140 degrees F. Baste with cola about every 30 minutes during cooking.

Coca-Cola Easter Ham

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours 25 minutes

Yield: 10 to 12 servings

1 (7 to 9-pound ham, rind removed

Whole cloves

1 pound dark brown sugar

1 (12-ounce) Coca-Cola

1 (14-ounce) can pineapple rings, drained and juice reserved

1 cup sweet Concord grape wine (recommended: Manishevitz)

10 to 12 maraschino cherries

Fresh bay leaves, for garnish

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Using a sharp knife, score surface of ham crosswise and lengthwise, forming a crosshatch pattern about 1/4-inch deep and 1-inch apart. Place a clove in the center of each square.

Place ham, fat side up, in a double-layer disposable aluminum roasting pan. Pat brown sugar onto the surface of the ham (expect some sugar to fall into the roasting pan). Transfer to oven, and bake until brown sugar just begins to melt, about 30 minutes.

Remove ham from oven. Pour Coca-Cola over ham, letting it mix with the melted sugar in the bottom of the pan. Baste ham with sugar mixture. Return ham to oven, and bake for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, combine 1 cup reserved pineapple juice and the wine in a small bowl. Baste ham with pineapple mixture. Bake ham for a total of 16 minutes per pound, basting every 20 minutes with the juices in the bottom of the pan. During the last 20 minutes of baking time, decorate ham with pineapple rings. Use 2 to 3 toothpicks to hold each ring in place. Center a cherry in the center of each ring, and adhere with a toothpick.