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Lovely sweet recipe for cola chocolate cake, with buttermilk and a hint of coffee in the icing
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
- 1/2 Cup Butter
- 1 Cup of Cola
- 2 Cups of Sugar
- 2 Cups of Flour
- 1/2 Cup Amasi / Plain Yoghurt / Buttermilk
- 2 Large Eggs
- 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Essence
- 3/4 Cup of Cocoa
- 10ml Baking Powder
Icing:
- 1/2 Cup of soft Butter
- 1/2 Cap of Cocoa
- 2 Cups of Icing Sugar
- 45ml of VERY Strong Black Coffee
- Extra milk to thin out the mixture
How to:
- Mix the Oil, Butter and Cola in a pot and bring to the boil
- Add the Sugar and continue to stir until sugar has melted
- Add the flour and mix well until you have a smooth batter
- Remove from the heat
- Add all the rest of the ingredients and mix well until smooth
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Pour into a greased baking tray (20cmx30cmx5m)
- Bake at 190C for 30-40 minutes
Icing:
- Mix all the ingredients, except the milk in a mixture
- Add extra milk until the icing is smooth and spreadable
- Frost the cake once it is completely cool
