Coca Cola Cake
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Coca Cola Cake
Description
The Coca Cola Cake recipe combines Coca-Cola, butter, and natural unsweetened cocoa powder heated together, which forms the chocolate base. This mixture is then added to a blend of flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Sour cream and eggs enrich the batter, resulting in a moist texture when baked. The cake is cooked in a metal 9x13" baking pan at 350°F until a toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean. The accompanying frosting mirrors the cake's unique ingredient by also including Coca-Cola, enhanced with butter, cocoa powder, salt, and powdered sugar to make a sweet, shiny topping.
The mild chocolate flavor balanced with the slight caramel notes from the soda makes this cake different from traditional chocolate cakes. The texture is tender but not too dense, with a moist crumb that benefits from the sour cream and cola combination. The recipe advises using natural cocoa powder rather than Dutch-process to avoid overpowering the subtle flavors.
This cake keeps well covered at room temperature for several days, making it convenient to prepare ahead for gatherings or as a sweet treat. Refrigeration can dry it out, but the cake also freezes well if tightly wrapped. The frosting enhances the cake’s moistness and sweetness and is best applied after cooling the cake completely.
Ingredients
- 12 oz Coca-Cola 1 ½ cups
- 1 cup butter cubed, unsalted
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder see note, natural
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup sour cream
- 2 egg lightly beaten. room temperature preferred, large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For Frosting
- 12 oz Coca-Cola 1 ½ cups
- ½ cup butter cut into pieces, unsalted
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder natural
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and spray a 9x13” (23x33cm) baking pan with baking spray.
- Combine 12 oz cola, butter, and cocoa powder in a medium-sized saucepan and heat over medium-heat until butter has melted (the mixture may separate in the saucepan, that is OK). Bring to a boil, stirring frequently then remove from heat and allow to cool while you prepare your dry ingredients.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Pour cola mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until smooth.
- Add sour cream, eggs, and vanilla extract and stir again until the batter is smooth.
- Pour batter into prepared 9x13 (23x33cm) baking pan and transfer to 350F (175C) oven. Bake for 28-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs or clean. Baking time given is for a metal baking pan, glass or ceramic will take longer to bake (approximately 35-38 minutes).
Frosting
- While cake is in the oven or is cooling you can prepare the frosting.
- Pour cola into a clean medium-sized saucepan and cook over medium-high heat until it has reduced in volume so that it is between ⅓ and ½ cup (79-118ml). You will need to carefully pour the cola into a heatproof liquid measuring cup to check if it has been reduced enough.
- Once cola has been reduced enough, add butter and salt and continue to cook over medium/low heat until the butter is melted (if the mixture looks a bit separated this is fine, it will come together in the next step).
- Remove from heat and add cocoa powder, whisking until smooth.
- Add powdered sugar and whisk again until frosting is smooth and lump free and immediately pour/spread over warm cake.
- Allow cake to cool and frosting to set before slicing and serving. This cake is great served by itself or with vanilla ice cream!
Notes
- Use natural unsweetened cocoa powder, not Dutch-process, to preserve the intended subtle flavor balance with Coca-Cola.
- Store the cake covered in its baking pan at room temperature for 3 to 5 days to keep moisture; refrigeration can dry the cake.
- The cake can be frozen tightly wrapped for several months without loss of quality.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 624 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 624kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 95g | 32% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 96mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 435mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 136mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 74g | 148% |
| Vitamin A | 838IU | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 63mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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