Coca Cola Cake

I think I'll be making this for Luke's 1st birthday



Ingredients for cake:
1 cup coke
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup butter, softenened
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

Preheat oven to 350. Combine coke and buttermilk. Beat butter at slow speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until blended. Add eggs and vanilla/ beat at low speed until blended.
Combine flour, cocoa, and baking soda. Add to butter mixture alternately with coke mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in marshmallows. Pour batter into a greased and floured 13x9 inch pan.
Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool for 10 minutes.
Pour Classic Coke frosting over warm cake. (Sprinkle with toated pecans - optional)

Classic Coke Frosting (the best part)
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup coke
3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
1 16 oz pkg powdered sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract

Bring first 3 ingredients to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring until butter is melted. Remove from heat; whisk in sugar and vanilla. Use immediately.

Brownie Bottom cheesecake

A springform pan is a must for this recipe. If you make cheesecakes alot this type of pan is a must! This is the original recipe however I omit making the brownie part from scratch rather opting to use a box mix. Its alot easier, and alot less messy.


Ingredients:

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
4 squares unsweetened baking chocolate such as Baker's
2 1/4 cups sugar, divided
5 eggs, divided
1/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla, divided
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 packages (8oz each) Cream cheese
1/2 cup sour cream

1. melt butter and chocolate in 3 quart heavy sauce pan over low heat , stirring constantly; cool. Blend in 1 1/2 cups sugar.

2. Add 2 of the eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each edition until blended. Blend in milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix flour and salt. Add to chocolate mixture, mixing just until blended. Spread evenly onto bottom of greased and floured 9 inch springform pan. Bake at 325 for 25 minutes.

3. Mix cream cheese, remaining 3/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add remaining 3 eggs 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition, just until blended Blend in sour cream; pour over brownie bottom (filling will come to almost the top of the pan).


4. Bake at 325 for 55 minutes to 1 hour or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving . Drizzle with assorted ice cream toppings, if desired.

Note: This is a very rich desert. Great with coffee, just make sure the slices of cake are small because its so rich.