Cracker Barrel Double Chocolate Fudge Coca-Cola Cake

Recipe found here.

Cake
1 cup Coca-Cola
1/2 cup Oil or Applesauce
1/2 cup Butter
3 tablespoons Cocoa Powder
2 cups Sugar
2 cups Flour
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 Eggs
1/2 cup Buttermilk
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Vanilla

Frosting
1/4 pound Butter
3 tablespoons Cocoa
6 tablespoons Cream or 6 tablespoons Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1/2 cup Pecans chopped (optional)
1 pound Confectioners' Sugar

Cake
In a sauce pan, bring Coca-Cola, oil, margarine, and cocoa to a boil.
In a separate bowl, mix the sugar, flour and salt and pour in the boiling liquid and beat well.
Add the eggs, buttermilk, soda and vanilla and beat well.
Pour into a greased and floured sheet cake pan, and bake at 350°F for 20 - 25 minutes.

Frosting
In a saucepan, combine the butter cocoa, and milk and heat until the butter melts.
Beat in the remaining ingredients.
Spread on the hot cake.
Cool and cut.
Serve topped with natural vanilla bean ice cream.