*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes*

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 3 Tbs. cocoa
• 1 cup Coca-Cola, at room temperature
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 cup buttermilk*
• 2 eggs, well-beaten
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 cups miniature marshmallows

*If you do not have buttermilk, put 1-1/2 tsps. of either vinegar or lemon juice in a measuring cup and fill to 1/2 cup line with milk and allow to sit for 5 mins. Use as you would the buttermilk.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13″ x 9″ baking pan. Combine flour and sugar in a large bowl. Set aside. In a saucepan, melt the butter, add cocoa and cola; heat until just boiling. Set aside to cool slightly. Pour over the flour/sugar mixture and stir until blended. Dissolve the baking soda in the buttermilk and gradually add to the flour mixture along with the eggs and vanilla. Mix gently, but, well. Fold in the marshmallows. Pour into prepared pan and bake 35-40 mins. Ice while still hot with the icing found below. Allow cake to cool, uncovered.

Icing For Coca-Cola Cake – Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 Tbs. cocoa
• 3 Tbs. Coca-Cola
• 1 lb. box confectioner’s sugar
• 2 tsps. vanilla
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Melt butter with cocoa and cola in small saucepan and bring just to a boil. Add to remaining ingredients and pour evenly over the hot cake.

This is a deliciously moist cake with rich chocolate flavor. Michael’s favorite cake.