Cracker Barrel Coca Cola Cake, Copycat - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 ounces butter, one stick
1 cup Coca-Cola
3/4 cup miniature marshmallow
3 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, one square
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup cocoa powder
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 cups sugar
2 1/3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
frosting
4 ounces butter, one stick
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup Coca-Cola, may need up to 3 tablespoons more
3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup Hersheys Chocolate Syrup

Preparation

CAKE
Put Butter, Coke and Baking Chocolate in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
Remove from heat and add Marshmallows stir until the Marshmallows disappear.
Set aside until cooled to room temperature.
To speed things up I place the pan in a pan of cool water.
Pre-heat oven to 350 deg. F.
In a mixing bowl blend the Shortening, Oil, Vanilla, and Sugar until fluffy.
Add Eggs and buttermilk and beat until smooth.
Mix Flour with Baking Powder, Soda, Coca and Salt.
Add half the flour mixture to the egg mixture only beat long enough to combine.
Add COOLED Coca Cola mixture and beat to combine.
Add rest of Flour mixture and beat until combined, but do not over beat.
Batter will be thick.
Place Batter into 13X9X2 oiled and floured baking pan.
Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 minutes.
FROSTING.
IF the above does not destroy any diet frost the cake with this....
Cream the butter, add Cocoa, Vanilla, Hershey's Syrup and Coca Cola.
Beat until smooth.
Add Powder sugar a little at a time and beat constantly scraping the bowl frequently.
Beat well.
If dry add more Coca Cola.
Frost the Cake while still warm.