Best Double Chocolate Coca Cola Cake Recipe
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Looking for a dessert for a crowd that’s sure to wow? This sweet and fudgy double chocolate coca cola cake recipe is infused with chocolate flavor, and is a perfect copycat of Cracker Barrel’s most popular desserts on their menu!
Copycat Cracker Barrel Coca Cola Cake
Cracker Barrel restaurants are known for its comfort-food and Southern-inspired dishes. There are so many great menu-items to choose from, and there is something for everyone there!
The Double Chocolate Fudge Coca-Cola Cake frequently makes the top choice list for many who dine at Cracker Barrel. Now you can make a homemade version of this delicious recipe for a dessert that’s sure to win-over your dinner guests!
Using Coca Cola to Bake
If you’ve never used Coca Cola to bake soda cakes, the idea might sound kind of strange to you. But I promise, this key ingredient is a game-changer!
Coca Cola is often used in marinades, sauces, and brines, but it’s the chemical properties that make it great to bake with, rather than its taste. The acidic ingredients in Coca Cola mix with baking soda to produce tiny air bubbles that helps the cake rise and creates a moist, fluffy texture.
What You’ll Need to Make Coke Cake
To make this copycat Cracker Barrel cake, you’ll need a saucepan, some mixing bowls, and a 9×11 baking pan.
It’s also a pretty simple recipe; with 15 minutes prep time and 30 minutes to bake, you can enjoy it in no time.
Coke Cake Batter Ingredients
- 1 cup coca cola
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup butter
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups white granulated sugar
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
Chocolate Coke Cake Frosting Ingredients
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup butter
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup coca cola
- 3 cups powdered sugar
How to Make This Cracker Barrel Copycat Recipe
This easy recipe will yield about 12 square cake pieces of chocolatey cake, topped with homemade frosting. Let’s get started!
First, let’s get your oven preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a mixing bowl, combine flour and sugar, then set aside.
Next, combine butter, oil, coca cola and coca powder in a medium saucepan and heat over medium heat. Let the mixture melt and come to a boil, stirring constantly.
Once this is boiling, remove the pan from heat and add this to the sugar and flour mixture. Stir together, combining thoroughly.
Add the eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, salt and baking soda to this mixture, and whisk together for another minute until combined.
Pour batter into a 9×11 inch baking pan sprayed with baking spray or coated in oil and flour. Spread evenly in the prepared pan, then bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
Let the hot cake cool for about 5-10 minutes while you make the frosting (the best part, in my opinion!).
To make the frosting, first prep the powdered sugar by measuring it out into a large bowl. Set is aside for a moment.
Then, heat the cocoa powder, butter, salt and coca cola in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk continuously until it begins to steam, but before it boils.
Pour this melted mixture into the bowl that has the powdered sugar in it, and mix together until combined.
Poke holes with a toothpick all over the cooling chocolate cake to allow some of the fudgy icing to seep into the cake when coated.
Pour the warm frosting all over the top of the cake and spread evenly. Let the cake cool for another 10 minutes, then cut and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup!
Coca Cola Cake Tips
Make sure you do not substitute Diet Cola in this recipe! You will want the sugars from the real deal to truly make this recipe divine.
You can store your cake at room temperature for about 3 days. For best results, place leftovers in an airtight container or cover the pan with plastic wrap.
Enjoy This Double Chocolate Coca-Cola Cake Recipe
There you have it – a yummy version of the Cracker Barrel Coca-Cola cake!
No doubt you’re going to love this decadent chocolate cake recipe – it might even be the best chocolate cake you’ve ever made! Print out the recipe card below, and if you try it, make sure to leave a rating and share a pic on social media (tag @sweetchocolateobsessions)!
Double Chocolate Coca Cola Cake
This sweet and fudgy double chocolate coca cola cake is infused with flavor, replicating one of Cracker Barrel’s best desserts on the menu!
Ingredients
Cake Batter
- 1 cup coca cola
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup butter
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- 2 cups white granulated sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
Frosting
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup butter
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup coca cola
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a mixing bowl, add in the sugar and flour then set aside.
- Add the butter, oil, coca cola and coca powder to a saucepan and heat over medium heat.
- Let the mixture melt and come to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Once boiled, remove from the heat and add this to the sugar and flour mixture, stirring together and combining thoroughly.
- Add in the eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, salt and baking soda to the mixture and whisk together for another minute until combined.
- Pour this into a 9x11 inch baking pan that is sprayed with baking spray or coated in oil and flour. Spread evenly.
- Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until poked with a toothpick and it comes out clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let cool for about 5-10 minutes while you make the frosting.
- To make the frosting, heat the cocoa powder, butter, salt and coca cola over medium heat. Whisk continuously until it begins to steam, but before it boils.
- Pour this melted mixture into a bowl that has the powdered sugar and mix together until combined.
- Poke holes with a toothpick all over the cooling chocolate cake to allows some of the frosting to seep into the cake when coated.
- Pour the frosting all over the cake pan and spread evenly. Allow the cake to cool for another 10 minutes.
- Cut and serve with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 577Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 392mgCarbohydrates: 83gFiber: 1gSugar: 64gProtein: 4g
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