CHOCOLATE COCA-COLA CAKE
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A classic southern favorite, Chocolate Coca-Cola Cake is a wonderfully rich and chocolatey cake with coca-cola in both the cake and frosting. Moist, rich chocolate, perfectly textured, and easy to prepare, it’s sure to become a family favorite!
We decided to eat at Cracker Barrel for Easter; I was more than happy for someone else to cook and clean for once. As always, I order the pancakes at Cracker Barrel regardless of what time of day it is.
Furthermore, I never have room for dessert. Ryder didn’t have room either, but he kept looking at the sign for this Chocolate Coca-Cola Cake that sat on the table. About halfway through the meal, probably when he realized he wouldn’t have room for dessert either, he asked me if I could make this chocolate cake for him.
As soon as I got home I started looking through my cookbooks to find the recipe. This is a classic chocolate cake; at least it’s a classic in the South. I’ve had it at church socials and family reunions. My mother made a similar cake that I decided to alter. I’m please with the result.
This Chocolate Coca-Cola Cake is gooey and chocolaty. It’s similar to a brownie except with frosting.
The frosting is velvety smooth, sweet, and has a light chocolate flavor.
Chocolate Coca-Cola Cake
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Chocolate Coca-Cola Cake
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- baking pan
- saucepan
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 and 1/2 cup miniature marshmallows
- 1 cup Coca Cola soda
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 and 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs lightly beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For the Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/3 cup Coke
- 3 Tablespoon cocoa
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract.
Instructions
Directions for cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13 inch pan with non-stick spray.
- Combine Coca cola, buttermilk, and vanilla; set aside.
- Beat butter and sugar at low speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beat until blended.
- Combine flour, cocoa, salt, and baking soda. Add to butter mixture alternately with Coke mixture beginning and ending with flour mixture.
- Stir in marshmallows. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake 350 degrees 30 to 35 minutes. Remove and allow to cool 3 to 4 minutes before pouring Chocolate Coca-Cola Frosting over cake.
Directions for Frosting
- Boil butter, Coke and cocoa for 1 minute; stirring constantly.
- Whisk in powdered sugar and vanilla. Whisk until smooth. Pour over warm cake.
- Serve warm- plain or with vanilla ice cream. It’s also good cold. Enjoy!
Ohhhh this coca cola cake is so dang good!
Could I use diet coke n place of regular coke?
I don’t recommend baking with diet Cokes or sugar substitutes. Heat often makes sugar substitutes do weird things and the recipe doesn’t bake correctly.
Made it for my son birthday. Love the texture. Very moist. Will make again. May leave the marshmallows out. Easy to make.
THANK YOU! I had totally forgotten about this cake. My mother made it for me as a child – and I’m old! It is wonderful. Thank you so much for the memories as well as the recipe!