Ingredients
18 1/2 oz devil's food cake mix
16 oz bottle, coke
3 oz chocolate chips
12 each ripe strawberries
1/2 cup butter
16 oz confectioners sugar
3 tbsp powdered chocolate drink mix
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Directions
HEAT OVEN TO 350 DEG F.; GREASE A 9 X 13 PAN. PREPARE CAKE MIX AS
DIRECTED ON PACKAGE, USING 1 1/3 CUPS OF COLA IN PLACE OF WATER. POUR
PREPARED CAKE MIX INTO PAN. BAKE FOR 30 MINUTES OR UNTIL WOODEN PICK
INSERTED IN MIDDLE COMES OUT CLEAN. INVERT CAKE ONTO WIRE RACK. COOL
COMPLETELY. SLICE CAKE THROUGH MIDDLE WITH A BREAD KNIFE. BEAT BUTTER
IN A LARGE BOWL, AT MEDIUM SPEED UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY. GRADUALLY
ADD CONFECTIONERS SUGAR AND CHOCOLATE DRINK MIX. ADD REMAINING 1/3
CUP COLA. MIX WELL. SPREAD HALF THE FROSTING ON CAKE. PLACE REMAMING
HALF OF CAKE ON TOP. SPREAD REMAINING FROSTING OVER TOP. MELT
CHOCOLATE CHIPS IN SAUCE PAN OVER LOW HEAT AND DIP STRAWBERRIES TO
HALFWAY. COOL IN REFRIGERATOR, THEN PLACE ONE ON EACH PIECE OF CAKE.
MAKES 12 SERVINGS.
Servings: 12 servings
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Categories: Cake; Chocolate; Chocolate Cake; Dessert
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