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Coca-Cola Carrot Cake Source: andy/mich 16 servings
2 cup flour, sifted 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 2 Tbsp cocoa 3 eggs 1 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil 3/4 cup coca-cola 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 2 1/4 cup raw carrots, grated 1 cup nuts, chopped 1 cup coconut, flaked
3/4 cup sugar 2 tsp cocoa 6 Tbsp coca-cola 6 Tbsp butter 1 Tbsp light corn syrup 1/2 tsp vanilla
Mix all the dry ingredients together.
Beat the eggs well, add sugar, oil, 3/4 cup cola, and vanilla and beat well. Stir in the dry ingredients until smooth, then add the carrots, nuts and coconut. Mix well.
Bake in a greased and lightly floured 13 x 9 pan in a preheated 350F oven for 40-50 minutes, until cake tests done.
Remove from oven and prick hot cake all over with a fork, then pour the cola syrup slowly, evenly over the top. Serve warm or room temperature with lightly sweetened-vanilla flavored whipped cream.
Cola Syrup: Combine sugar, cocoa, cola, butter and corn syrup in saucepan, bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil, stirring, until thick and syrupy, about 5 minutes. Add vanilla extract. Remove from heat and pour, hot, over hot cake.
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