Cooking with Cocktails, and Dave's Mom!

I inherited this amazing cookbook "Home Cookin' with Dave's Mom" by David Letterman's mom Dorothy. It's my favorite. Inside I found many delicious, wholesome goodies including Coca-Cola Cake. Megan will agree, this recipe is a must.

I volunteer each month to make goodies for the Louisville Gilda's Club. They are an amazing non-profit organization, you should check them out. So, I have altered the recipe to make 2 dozen cupcakes.

To start, a cocktail. I opted for the summer refreshment of a Gin and Tonic with a splash of lime.

Now don't pay too much attention to these ingredients, these cupcakes aren't for the strict dieters or the diabetic.

2 cups granulated sugar

2 cups all purpose flour

1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallow (plus 24 for later, and a handful to eat at your leisure)

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 tablespoons cocoa

1 cup Coca-Cola (I really want to try Vanilla or Cherry Coke, don't bother with diet)

1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350. Sift together sugar and flour (again, just whisk it). In a medium saucepan heat butter, oil, cocoa, and the Coke. Remove from heat and pour over the sugar/flour mix. Add in buttermilk, baking soda, eggs, and vanilla. Dance around while you mix well. Pour into lined cupcake tins (makes about 24).

Icing

1/2 cup unsalted butter

3 tablespoons cocoa

6 tablespoons Coca-Cola (be adventurous, try the cherry)

1 box powered sugar (that's confectioners)
1 teaspoon vanilla

Heat the butter, cocoa, and Cola. Bring to a boil and add the powered sugar. Remove from heat and blend it like you meant it. Add vanilla.

Ice cupcakes immediately and place 1 tiny marshmallow on top. Be sure and try one before you share, you don't want to miss out on these!