2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 ounces melted butter
.5 cups vegetable oil
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 cup Coca-Cola
1 teaspoon baking soda
.5 cups buttermilk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
.5 cups melted butter
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
6 tablespoons Coca-Cola
16 ounces confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Preparation
- Heat oven to 325°F; grease two 8-inch round cake pans
- Combine melted butter, oil and Coca-Cola into a pot; bring to a boil
- Mix flour and sugar in mixing bowl
- Slowly add Coca-Cola/oil mixture to flour blend
- Add buttermilk and baking soda; mix well
- Add cocoa powder
- Add vanilla to mix
- Add eggs, one at a time
- Whip ingredients until well blended (batter will be loose)
- Divide batter evenly between cake pans
- Bake for 30 minutes
- Let cakes cool before removing cakes from pans.
- After cakes have cooled, remove puffy tops of cakes for a smooth cake surface. (Cakes should be even for layering.)
- For Icing: Combine ingredients for Ganache icing. Smooth layer of icing on bottom cake layer. Layer second cake on top of icing and smooth the remaining icing over the top.
Total Time: 1 hr 15 min
Prep Time: 45 min
Cook Time: 30 min
http://www.coca-colacompany.com/food/coca-cola-chocolate-cake-with-ganache-icing
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