Coca-Cola Cake

What's not to love about a recipe that combines two of the most wonderful things on God's green earth... Coca-Cola and chocolate? This is really more of a rich, fudgie brownie, but traditional Southern recipes have always called it cake. Hopefully, you'll call it great. This version is adapted from The Sweet Potato Queens' Big-Ass Cookbook (and Financial Planner), which will leave you with your sides aching and your stomach grumbling. I've reduced the sugar a bit (it's still very sweet), and added an additional tablespoon of cocoa powder.

Coca-Cola Cake

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 cup Coca-Cola
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine sugar, salt and flour; set aside.

Melt together butter, shortening, cocoa powder and Coca-Cola over medium heat and add to the flour mixture. Stir in buttermilk, baking soda, eggs, vanilla and miniature marshmallows, evenly distributing marshmallows.

Pour batter into greased and floured 13 x 9 baking pan. Bake for approximately 35 to 45 minutes.

As soon as cake is removed from the oven, cover with Coca-Cola chocolate glaze.

Coca-Cola Chocolate Glaze

1/2 cup butter
6 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 to 4 cups powdered sugar (depending on taste)

Combine butter, cocoa powder and salt in a sauce pan and cook over medium-low to medium heat until melted. Take off the heat and stir in powdered sugar. Pour over the hot cake.