Coca-Cola Carrot Cake with Coca-Cola Syrup Glaze

Cake
2 cups flour, sifted
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 cup Coca-Cola
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tbsp. cocoa
2 1/4 cups raw carrots, grated
3 eggs
1 cup nuts, chopped
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup coconut, flaked

Mix all the dry ingredients together.

Beat the eggs well; add sugar, oil, Coca-Cola and vanilla extract 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 13x9-inch pan in a preheated 350F oven for 40 to 50 minutes, until cake tests done.

Remove from oven and prick hot cake all over with a fork, then pour the Coca-Cola Syrup slowly and evenly over the top. Serve warm or room temperature with lightly sweetened-vanilla flavored whipped cream.

Coca-Cola Syrup
3/4 Cup sugar
6 Tbsp. butter
2 tsp. cocoa
1 Tbsp. light corn syrup
6 Tbsp. Coca-Cola®
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Combine sugar, cocoa, Coca-Cola, butter and corn syrup in a 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 immediately pour over hot cake.