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This Coca-Cola Cake is a family favorite. It’s super moist and so delicious. I love the fudgy marshmallows icing too. This is how I made it.
INGREDIENTS
2 cups white granulated sugar

2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted and then measured

1 teaspoon baking soda

teaspoon salt

1 cup (2 sticks) butter

3 tablespoons cocoa

1 cup cola-flavored carbonated beverage, such as Coca-Cola (not diet)

½ cup buttermilk

2 eggs, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups miniature marshmallows

Vanilla Ice Cream for serving with cake (optional)

Marshmallows-Fudge Icing (see recipe below this cake recipe )

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.

Combine sugar, flour, soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
* (Be sure to sift flour before measuring)

In a small saucepan, bring butter, cocoa, and cola-flavored beverage to a boil medium heat and boil for 1 minute.

Pour hot liquid mixture into dry ingredients and mix or stir well.

In a separate bowl, mix buttermilk, beat eggs, and vanilla, stir until smooth.

Add buttermilk-egg mixture to other ingredients, mix well. Pour into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle 2 cups marshmallows over batter.

Bake at 350 degrees F. for 40 to 45 minutes. (Be careful not to over bake)

INGREDIENTS
½ cup (1stick) butter

6 tablespoons cola-flavored beverage

3 tablespoons cocoa, sifted

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 (16-ounce) box confectioners’ sugar, sifted

1 ½ cup miniature marshmallows

INSTRUCTIONS
Mix butter, cola, and cocoa in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Once to a boil, remove from heat.

Pour over confectioners’ sugar in a medium bowl. Mix well.

Fold in vanilla and marshmallows. Spread on hot cake.

You’ll love this blueberry lemon bread. It’s super moist and so delicious. I love it for breakfast. Something good to make this Memorial Day weekend.

INGREDIENTS
Bread
2 ½ cups cake flour, sifted and then measured (NOTE: If you are using all-purpose or plain flour, reduce the flour amount to 2 1/4 cups.)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, well beaten
1 1/2 cups white granulated sugar
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup whole milk
juice and zest of 1 large lemon
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 ¼ cups fresh or frozen blueberries tossed with 1 Tablespoon flour
If you are using frozen blueberries, be sure to thaw and then measure.
Granish: Extra blueberries and lemon zest (optional)
Icing
1Tablespoon butter
2 Tablespoons milk
1 3/4 cups confectioner’s sugar, sifted and then measured
4 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9×5 loaf pan. In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.
In a separate mixing bowl, using an electric mixer or whisk, beat the eggs until light and fluffy.
Add sugar and oil to the eggs and stir using a wooden spoon or whisk. (NOTE: Don’t use an electric mixer for the rest of the mixing.) Over mixing will cause the bread to be tough.
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture, alternating with the milk.
Add lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Gently stir.
Gently fold blueberries into the batter. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Place in the preheated oven. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Be careful not to over bake. ( check on the bread after about 40 minutes. If it’s getting too brown, reduce the heat to 325 degrees and continue baking until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Allow bread to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack before glazing with the lemon icing and slicing.
Make the icing: Melt butter and milk together in a small saucepan. Pour the hot melted butter and milk over the confectioners’ in a small mixing bowl. Add lemon juice and vanilla extract and whisk well or beat until smooth and creamy. When bread is cooled, take out of pan and place on a wire rack and drizzle icing over bread. Let icing set for about 15 to 20 minutes before slicing. Garnish with fresh blueberries and lemon zest, if desired. Wrap bread in plastic wrap and store in an airtight container. Bread will stay fresh for up to 5 or 6 days.

AKA a proper Panhandle Plate

Collards, Dr Pepper baked beans, and country style ribs. Trimmings went into the greens and beans while simmering. Everything got mustard, salt, and pepper

Artichokes are huge and the onions are as sweet as tea.

Had this while Visiting a Friend who Raises Pigs in the Area. It’s Over 12 Hours later & after 2 Planes back to New England, it’s all I want! Full Disclosure, I was Born in the South but Stuck Up here. Beauty Box was from Kingstree, South Carolina!

Recipes in comments.

Hot honey glazed ribs on the grill.

Took about 4 hours and turned out just about perfect.

Amazing fresh catfish today!

Tomatoes from my garden no less. Delicious.