Coca Cola Cake

Coca Cola Cake 

Ingredients:
1 C Coca Cola (don't use diet)
1/2 C oil
1 stick butter
3 T cocoa
2 C sugar
2 C flour
1/2 t. salt
2 eggs + 1 egg yolk
1/2 C buttermilk
1 t. baking soda
1 1/2 t. vanilla
1 t. butter flavoring
1/2 t. almond extract
Directions:
In a saucepan, mix Coca Cola, oil, butter and cocoa and bring to a boil.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, flour and salt. Whisk to mix.
Pour the boiling Cola mixture into the flour mixture. Using an electric hand mixer, beat well. Add the eggs, buttermilk, soda and vanilla and beat well. Really mix it good till it gets smooth.
Pour mixture into a greased and floured 17"X11"inch bar pan (I use my Pampered Chef Lge Bar pan) (can use a 9"X13" cake pan, but I prefer the *bar* pan)
Bake at 350* for 30 to 35 minutes.
Cool for about 10 minutes before frosting.

Cooked Chocolate Frosting
Ingredients:
1 stick butter
3 T cocoa
6 T heavy whipping cream
1 t. vanilla
2 t. butter flavor
1/2 t. almond extract
4 C powdered sugar
Directions:
Put Powdered sugar in lge bowl.
In a saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa, and milk.
Heat until the butter melts.
Add the boiling cocoa mixture to the powdered sugar in the bowl.
Mix well to get it smooth...no lumps, no sugar crystals....THEN add your flavorings and mix it till totally smooth.
Spread on the cake while it's still warm. Enjoy!

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