Preheat oven to 350. Sift flour and sugar. Boil butter, Coca Cola, cocoa together. Stir in four and sugar mixture. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well do not beat. The batter will seem thin. Bake 30-35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before icing.
Icing
1/4 lb. butter
2 Tbsp. cocoa
2 Tbsp. Coca Cola
1 lb. confectioner's sugar
1 cup pecans
1 tsp. vanilla
Heat butter, cocoa, Coca Cola to boiling. Add remaining ingredients. Spread hot icing to warm cake.
Children's Party Cakes
Choose from a majestic chocolate ice-cream Galleon that sails on a blue whipped-cream sea; a Space Shuttle decorated in white chocolate, wafers, and licorice strips; a Butterfly with wings of fruit; and irresistible designs for a mermaid cake, fire engine, tree house, aquarium, and over 20 others!
Carol Deacon's Party Cakes for Children :
Over 20 Fun Cakes
Whip up an eye-popping, lip-smacking, giggle-producing cake for every special occasion and every favorite person (adults, too, don't let the title fool you). Choose from 22 basic designs, plus tips for endless variations, from Sketchbook, Computer, and Racing Car to Horrible Bug, Princess, Fishing Pond, and Fairy Town--even microwave cakes that cook in four minutes, designs that start with store-bought cakes, and cool cakes kids can help make. No artistic talent, cake-decorating experience, or special tools needed (except a cake smoother and frosting tubes). Start with a cake and ready-to-roll sugar-paste icing from the supermarket, follow the clear directions, and produce the perfect centerpiece for any celebration--birthday or bon voyage, first day of school or fiftieth anniversary.
Complete Cake Decorating
A classic reference for any kitchen, this is a complete foundation course in cake-decorating techniques. From how to bake the perfect basic cake and make all the icings, frostings, and coverings you will need, to techniques for working with every decorating medium, this book will ensure that success is guaranteed every time even for the beginner.
Creative Cakes For Men
Humorous sport cakes, naughty cakes, charming family-scene cakes-all featuring author's unique modelling style.
