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The Delectable Coca-Cola Cake Ina Garten Called 'Crazy Good'
BY LISA CURRAN MATTE
Chef Ina Garten isn’t one to scoff at simple, easy recipes or common ingredients, and she even sings the praises of a somewhat unusual yet super simple chocolate Coca-Cola Cake.
In an episode of "Be My Guest with Ina Garten," Garten, country singer Faith Hill, and Hill’s young daughter got together to make this old-school, soda-based Southern treat.
The cake is enhanced with buttermilk, marshmallows, and Coca-Cola, and Garten added homemade vanilla extract. “Oh my God [...] That's so crazy good," she exclaimed upon tasting it.
Coca-Cola cake is beloved by many besides Garten, but its origins are rather murky. The Coca-Cola company has not laid claim to inventing the dessert.
Though the Charleston Gazette published a recipe in 1952, the New York Times points out that the cake was probably circulating via word of mouth long before it appeared in print.