Chocolate Coca Cola Cake

Ingredients:
For the Cake

1/2 cup Butter
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
1 cup Regular Coca-Cola
2 cups White Sugar
2 cups Flour
2 Eggs
3/4 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 cup Buttermilk or
1/2 cup Milk and 1 tsp Lemon Juice
2 tsp Vanilla

For the Frosting

3 cups Powdered Sugar
1/2 cup Softened Butter
1/4 cup Coca-Cola
1/2 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1/4 cup Chocolate Syrup
1 tsp Vanilla

Instructions:
For the Cake

1. Butter and flour a 13 x 9 inch sheet cake pan.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

3. In a medium saucepan combine butter,
soda and oil. Bring to boil.

4. In a medium bowl, stir flour and sugar until combined.
Add to sauce pan, stir.

5. Remove from heat.
Stir in eggs, cocoa powder,
baking soda, buttermilk, and vanilla.

6. Pour in greased pan.
Bake for 30 minutes or until a tooth pick
inserted in the center comes out clean.

For the Frosting

1. In a large bowl cream butter and cocoa powder.

2. Stir in cola, chocolate syrup, and vanilla.

3. Gradually beat in powdered sugar.

4. Frost cake while it is still warm.
Serve with vanilla ice cream if desired.

Notes:
-Coca-Cola:
For best results use regular not sugar-free or diet soda.

- Buttermilk: You can make your own buttermilk
1 cup of regular milk with 1 tablespoon of either lemon juice or vinegar.
Stir it up and leave it sit while you gather the rest of your ingredients.