Coco Cola Cake

• 1 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup cola-flavored carbonated beverage (such as Coca-Cola(R))
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 6 tablespoons cola-flavored carbonated beverage (such as Coca-Cola(R))
• 1 (16 ounce) package confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 16x20-inch baking pan or casserole dish.
2. Bring 1 cup butter, 3 tablespoons cocoa powder, and 1 cup cola-flavored carbonated beverage to a boil in a saucepan; stir until smooth. Combine white sugar and flour in a bowl.
3. Pour the hot butter mixture over the sugar and flour; stir until well blended. Mix buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla extract into the mixture; fold in 1 cup pecans. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan.
4. Bake in the preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 minutes.
5. Melt 1/2 cup butter, 3 tablespoons cocoa powder, and 6 tablespoons cola-flavored carbonated beverage together in a saucepan over low heat until smooth; remove from heat. Pour confectioners' sugar into a bowl. Stir butter mixture into confectioners' sugar until frosting is smooth; fold in 1/2 cup pecans. Spread frosting over the warm cake.

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Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/19717/coco-cola-cake/ (may not work)