Chocolate Coca Cola Cake Recipe: A moist pillowy chocolate cake topped with a fudgy chocolate Coca Cola Frosting.
Cracker Barrel is a place that will always hold a special place in my heart. We don’t have one around here. The closest one is around 2 hours away. Whenever I would come home for the weekend we would also stop at that location for supper on the way back. I love the homey attitude, the retro decor, and of course the food. One of my favorite things on the menu is the Chocolate Coca Cola Cake Recipe. This is probably my second favorite restaurant dessert after Taco Bell’s Cinnabon Delights.
Since I graduated college we have no excuse to drive 2 hours just to visit Cracker Barrel. I’ve been craving that Chocolate Coca Cola Cake Recipe,and decided to have a go at recreating it.
Cracker Barrel Chocolate Coca Cola Cake Recipe
Chocolate Coca Cola Cake
Ingredients
For the Cake
- ½ cup Butter
- ½ cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 cup Regular Coca-Cola
- 2 cups White Sugar
- 2 cups Flour
- 2 Eggs
- ¾ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- ½ cup Buttermilk or ½ cup Milk and 1 tsp Lemon Juice
- 2 tsp Vanilla
For the Frosting
- 3 cups Powdered Sugar
- ½ cup Softened Butter
- ¼ cup Coca-Cola
- ½ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- ¼ cup Chocolate Syrup
- 1 tsp Vanilla
Instructions
For the Cake
- Butter and flour a 13 x 9 inch sheet cake pan.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium saucepan combine butter, coke, and oil. Bring to boil.
- In a medium bowl, stir flour and sugar until combined. Add to sauce pan, stir.
- Remove from heat. Stir in eggs, cocoa powder, baking soda, buttermilk, and vanilla.
- Pour in greased pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
For the Frosting
- In a large bowl cream butter and cocoa powder.
- Stir in coke, chocolate syrup, and vanilla.
- Gradually beat in powdered sugar.
- Frost cake while it is still warm. Serve with vanilla ice cream if desired.
Nutrition
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What do you think of this Chocolate Coca Cola Cake Recipe?
What would happen if you used diet cola instead of regular coke?
Hi Sally!
I’ve only tried the recipe as written, but I don’t see why that wouldn’t work. Please let us know if you try it!
The 1/2 cup vegetable oil, but not in the direction
Thanks for pointing that out Cheri. I’ve updated the recipe! 🙂
Descendant! You totally rock that cake with Cola! love it! 🙂
I need a slice of this now! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
That is one amazing cake!
looks so good
Thanks so much Michal!
Isn’t Cracker Barrel the best? This cake looks yummy too! Pinned it! Stopping by from Artsy Fartsy Corner Link Party:)
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It totally is when you’re in the mood for down home cooking.
Thanks for pinning Danielle.
This sounds really good!
Thank you Natalye!
it looks like a yummy cake!
Thank you Dina!