Chocolate Cola Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
• 1 (4 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 3/4 cups cola drink, divided
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Recipe

• 1 beat first 4 ingredients at low speed with an electric mixer until blended.
• 2 gradually add 11/4 cups cola.
• 3 increase speed to medium, and beat 2 minutes.
• 4 pour into a greased and floured 13- x 9-inch pan.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 6 cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes.
• 7 cook butter, remaining 1/2 cup cola soft drink, and cocoa in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until butter melts.
• 8 (do not boil.) remove from heat; stir in powdered sugar and vanilla.
• 9 stir in pecans.
• 10 spread warm frosting over top of warm cake; cool completely on wire rack.