Cinnamon Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
• 3 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 1 cup cola
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup butter, cubed
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 6 tablespoons cola
• 1/2 cup butter, cubed
• 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup pecans, chopped, divided

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• 2 stir in marshmallows.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 in a small saucepan, bring the cocoa, cola, oil and butter to a boil.
• 5 pour over flour mixture.
• 6 mix well.
• 7 stir in eggs, buttermilk and vanilla.
• 8 pour into a greased 9x13 inch baking pan.
• 9 bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
• 10 do not overbake.
• 11 cool.
• 12 frosting:.
• 13 in a large saucepan, bring the cocoa, cola and butter to a boil.
• 14 remove from the heat.
• 15 stir in powdered sugar and 3/4 cup pecans until blended.
• 16 spread over cake.
• 17 sprinkle with remaining pecans.
• 18 cool until frosting is set before cutting.