Coca-Cola Cake with Broiled Peanut Frosting consists of a moist chocolate sheet cake topped with a wonderfully sweet and salty peanut butter icing.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Southern
Keyword coca-cola cake, Sheet Cake
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 15
Ingredients
2cupsall-purpose flour
2cupsgranulated sugar
1cupsalted butter,melted
1/4cupunsweetened cocoa powder
1cupCoke
1/2cupbuttermilk
2largeeggs,lightly beaten
1teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1 1/2cupsmini marshmallows
Frosting
6tablespoonsbutter,softened
1cuppacked dark brown sugar
2/3cupsmooth peanut butter
2tablespoonsmilk
1/2cupchopped peanuts
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with baking spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour and sugar.
In a medium bowl, whisk together melted butter, cocoa powder, and Coke. Pour into bowl with flour and stir until mixed well.
Add buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla and mix well.
Stir in mini marshmallows and pour into prepared pan. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Let cake cool for 10 minutes before frosting.
To make frosting, beat butter, brown sugar, and peanut butter with an electric mixer until blended.
Beat in the milk and then stir in the peanuts. Spread frosting on cake.
Place cake under the broiler for a minute or two, or until the frosting just starts to get browned.
Notes
Using salted butter gives the cake and frosting a nice salty flavor to contrast the sweetness. If you don't like salty foods, try using unsalted butter.Pepsi, Cheerwine, Dr. Pepper, or Root Beer can be used instead of Coke.Broiling the frosting helps give it extra flavor, but this step can be skipped if you wish.