Coca-Cola Chocolate Cake

Description: I've had this recipe for probably 30 years. It's been awhile since I made it but it's nice and moist, wonderful flavor. Several already on this site but none with these exact ingredients. The icing is a bit thin if you follow directions, it's more like a glaze, so I think it needs maybe another cup of powdered sugar.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3 tablespoons cocoa or 1 melted baking chocolate square
• 1 cup Coke
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups small marshmallows
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 6 tablespoons Coke
• 1 lb powdered sugar

Steps:

1. Sift flour and sugar together.
2. Combine the margarine, shortening, cocoa and cola in saucepan and bring to boil. Add the chocolate mixture to sugar-flour mixture. Add buttermilk, soda, vanilla and beaten eggs.
3. Beat well, fold in marshmallows.
4. Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes in a 13 x 9 pan.
5. Ice with the chocolate icing.