Coca-Cola Cake, from United Cakes of America

courtesy of UNITED CAKES OF AMERICA: Recipes Celebrating Every State

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Ingredients

2 cups All-purpose flour		2 Eggs, for cream
3 tablespoons Unsweetened cocoa powder		1 cup Milk, for buttercream
1/2 teaspoon Salt		3 tablespoons All-purpose flour, for buttercream
1 1/2 cups Mini marshmallows		1 tablespoon Cocoa powder, for buttercream
1 cup Coca-Cola		8 ounces Unsalted butter, for buttercream
1/4 cup Milk		1 cup Superfine granulated sugar, for buttercream
6 ounces Butter, for cream		1 teaspoon Vanilla extract (optional), for buttercream
2 cups Superfine granulated sugar, for cream		1-3 ounces Bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled (optional), for buttercream

Total:

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1
Preheat the oven to 335°F and place the rack in the middle position. Grease two 9-by-2-inch round pans and line the bottoms with parchment.
2
Combine the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients in separate bowls. Set aside.
3
Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Process on low speed for 3 to 4 minutes.
4
Add the eggs to the creamed butter one at a time. Let the first one incorporate before adding the second.
5
Alternately add the dry and wet ingredients about a quarter at a time without pausing between additions.
6
Divide the batter into the prepared pans and bake for about 30 minutes, or until the edges come away from the pan and a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out with a few crumbs.
7
Cool the cakes until the pans are cool enough to handle, then invert them onto plates. Gently use an offset spatula to release the cake, if necessary.
8
Allow the cakes to cool completely before assembling with Old-Fashioned Chocolate Buttercream or Smith Island Cake Icing. If desired, finish the cake by adding chocolate curls on top and mini marshmallows along the sides.

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