Coca-Cola Cake

1 cup Coca-Cola

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 cup butter or margarine, softened

1 3/4 cups sugar

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

2 t. vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 cup cocoa

1 t. baking soda

1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

Coca-Cola Frosting:

• 1/2  cup  butter or margarine
• 1/3  cup  Coca-Cola
• 3  T.  cocoa
• 1  (16-ounce) package powdered sugar
• 1 T.  vanilla extract

Garnish: 3/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Combine Coca-Cola and buttermilk; set aside.

Beat butter at low speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar; beat until blended. Add egg and vanilla; beat at low speed until blended.

Combine flour, cocoa, and soda. Add to butter mixture alternately with cola mixture; begin and end with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended.

Stir in marshmallows. Pour batter into a greased and floured 13- x 9-inch pan. Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from oven; cool 10 minutes. Pour Coca-Cola Frosting over warm cake; garnish, if desired.