Copycat Cracker Barrel Double Chocolate Fudge Coca-Cola Cake
This Copycat Cracker Barrel Double Chocolate Fudge Coca-Cola Cake packs a giant-sized punch of chocolate flavor in every bite. It’s rich, moist, and so fudgy!
There are a lot of recipes to love at Cracker Barrel, but for our money, nothing beats their delicious Coca-Cola chocolate cake. It’s just about the most moist chocolate cake ever made, and its super-rich, fudgy frosting is something we just can’t get enough of. That’s exactly why we made our own version!
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- It uses basic baking ingredients that you can find at any grocery store.
- It’s super-rich and loaded with extra fudgy chocolate flavor.
- It comes together quickly and easily.
- EVERYONE loves chocolate cake!
🛒Ingredients
Everything you need to make this delicious cake can be found in one quick trip to your local grocery store. This cake may be decadent, but it’s made with simple ingredients. Be sure to check the recipe card at the end of the post for exact quantities.
For the Cake
- Flour
- Sugar
- Baking soda
- Coca-Cola
- Salted butter
- Baking cocoa
- Eggs
- Vanilla
- Buttermilk
For the Frosting
- Salted butter
- Baking cocoa
- Coca-Cola
- Vanilla
- Powdered sugar
🔪 How to Make Chocolate Fudge Coca-Cola Cake
This delicious cake tastes like it takes hours to make, but it actually comes together quickly and easily. You’ll be in and out of the kitchen in no time!
Step 1: Prep
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9×13 cake pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
Step 2: Combine the Dry Cake Ingredients
Whisk the flour, sugar, and baking soda together in a large bowl.
Step 3: Combine the Wet Ingredients
Bring 1 cup of butter, 6 tablespoons of baking cocoa, and 1 cup of Coca-Cola to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat, whisking the entire time.
Step 4: Make the Batter
Remove the boiling mixture from the heat immediately, and pour it into the flour mixture. Stir to combine. Then, add the vanilla, buttermilk, and eggs and stir until well-mixed.
Step 5: Bake
Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove the cake and immediately begin making the frosting.
Step 6: Make the Frosting
Bring 1/2 cup of butter, 3 tablespoons of baking cocoa, 6 tablespoons of Coca-Cola, and vanilla to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When the mixture comes to a boil, immediately remove it from the heat and whisk in the powdered sugar until smooth and well-combined.
Step 7: Frost
Immediately pour the hot frosting over the cake and let it sit for about 10 minutes. Enjoy!
📝Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
- Coca-Cola – Any dark pop like Pepsi or RC will work.
- Flour – You can use cake flour for an even more tender cake.
- Nuts – Try adding walnuts or pecans to the frosting.
If you think this cake looks good, we think you’ll love our German chocolate cake recipe.
🥄 Equipment
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Small saucepan
- Medium saucepan
- 9×13 baking dish
- Mixing bowls
- Whisk
🥫 Storage
You can store this cake for up to 2 days at room temperature covered. For longer storage, refrigerate it in an air-tight container for up to 4 days.
💭 Tips
- It’s important to pour the boiling mixture into the flour mixture immediately for the correct texture.
- The frosting should be poured over the cake while hot. This is not a spreadable frosting. It’s a fudgy frosting that sets as it cools.
- This cake is absolutely amazing when served warm or at room temperature.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
The Cracker Barrel Coca-Cola cake is a chocolate cake topped with a fudge frosting that is poured rather than spread and then hardens into a fudge layer over the cake.
Coca-Cola adds a subtle flavor to the chocolate cake and frosting that’s hard to describe but so delicious. The acid in the cola also helps balance the sweetness of the cake and frosting.
Chocolate fudge frosting is actually more fudge than frosting. It’s a variation of fudge that is pourable at first and then hardens as it sets.
🍽 More Recipes
Do you enjoy chocolate cake? Then try these delicious recipes:
- Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
- Three-Ingredient Chocolate Cake
- Chocolate Butterfinger Poke Cake
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🧾Recipe Card
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Copycat Cracker Barrel Double Chocolate Fudge Coca-Cola Cake
Equipment
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- small saucepan
- medium saucepan
- 9×13 baking dish
- mixing bowls
- Whisk
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup Coca-Cola
- 1 cup salted butter
- 6 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup buttermilk
Frosting
- ½ cup salted butter
- 3 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 6 tablespoons Coca-Cola
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl whisk together the sugar, flour, and baking soda.
- In a small sauce pan over medium heat bring the 1 cup butter, 6 tablespoons baking cocoa, and 1 cup Coca-Cola to a boil while whisking.
- Once it comes to a bubble remove it from the heat immediately and pour into the flour mix.
- Stir to combine.
- Next add the vanilla, buttermilk and eggs until well mixed.
- Pour into a greased 9×13 cake pan and for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and immediately make the frosting.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat bring the ½ cup butter, 3 tablespoons of baking cocoa, 6 tablespoons of coca-cola and vanilla to a boil.
- As soon as it boils remove from heat and whisk in the powdered sugar until it is smooth and well combined.
- Immediately pour the frosting over the cake.
- Let the frosting set for about 10 minutes and serve!
