Chocolate Cola Cake
SERVES 6
Ingredients
Cake
1/4 cup vegetable oil
4 tbsp. butter, melted
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tbsp. cocoa powder
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
12 oz. cola, reduced by half
Frosting
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1 cup confectioner’s sugar
2 tbsp. heavy cream
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/3 cups pecans, rough chopped, for garnish
Directions
1. Combine the oil, butter, egg, milk, and vanilla extract in a bowl and mix to make the egg mixture.
2. Combine the cocoa powder, flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder in a separate bowl and mix to make the dry mixture.
3. Add half of the dry mixture to the egg mixture.
4. Add the reduced soda to the egg mixture and mix to combine.
5. Add the remaining dry mixture to the egg mixture and mix to combine.
6. Place the batter in a greased 8-in. cake pan.
7. Place an Air Flow Rack in the Power AirFryer Oven.
8. Place cake pan on the Rack. Press the Power Button and then the Baking Button (350° F/175° C for 30 mins.) to begin the cooking cycle.
9. While the cake cooks, combine all the frosting ingredients and whip until smooth.
10. Spread the frosting over the cooled cake.
11. Sprinkle the pecans over the cake.