Copycat Cracker Barrel Coca-Cola Cake Recipe
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Copycat Cracker Barrel Coca-Cola Cake Recipe
Description
The Copycat Cracker Barrel Coca-Cola Cake combines common baking ingredients like flour, sugar, and cocoa powder with Coca-Cola and buttermilk to produce a moist chocolate cake. The soda interacts with the baking soda and cocoa to provide a tender crumb and subtle caramel notes. The frosting mirrors the cake's flavors, boiling butter, cocoa, vanilla, and Coca-Cola before mixing with powdered sugar to form a smooth, chocolatey glaze that saturates the cake once spread.
Baked in a 9x13-inch pan, this cake is versatile served warm, at room temperature, or chilled. Adding chopped nuts to the frosting can provide texture contrast. Variations include using alternate sodas like Dr. Pepper or Cherry Coca-Cola, though diet soda is not recommended. Leftovers store well covered for several days refrigerated or on the counter.
If buttermilk is unavailable, mixing vinegar into milk serves as an effective substitute. The cake balances rich sweetness and soda-infused flavor, making it suitable for casual desserts or sharing.
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup Coca-Cola
- 1 cup butter salted
- 6 tablespoons cocoa powder baking
- 2 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup buttermilk *see notes
Frosting ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter salted
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder baking
- 6 tablespoons Coca-Cola
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13-inch cake pan.
- Combine the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl, whisking the flour, sugar, and baking soda together.
- Put the butter, cocoa powder, and soda in a small saucepan. Whisk it together, place it on medium heat, and bring it to a boil. Make sure to keep whisking.
- Once it starts boiling, take mixture off heat and pour it into bowl with the flour mixture.
- Stir everything together until it's thoroughly combined.
- Add the vanilla, buttermilk, and eggs to the mixture, stirring until it's well mixed.
- Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. The cake is done when a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- When you remove the cake from the oven, start on your frosting. Put the butter, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and Coca-Cola in a medium saucepan. Mix and bring it to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Once it starts boiling, take the saucepan off the heat. Add the powdered sugar and mix until your frosting is smooth and creamy.
- Pour the fudgy frosting over the hot cake right away.
- Let the cake cool for about 10 minutes so the frosting hardens.
Notes
- If you lack buttermilk, combine 1/2 teaspoon vinegar with 1 cup milk and let sit before use.
- Store leftover cake covered at room temperature for 2 days or refrigerated up to 4 days.
- Add chopped nuts into the frosting for a crunchy texture.
- This cake can be enjoyed warm, room temperature, or cold.
- Other soda flavors like Dr. Pepper or Cherry Coca-Cola can be used; avoid diet sodas.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 450 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 450kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 71g | 24% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 67mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 224mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 85mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 57g | 114% |
| Vitamin A | 574IU | 11% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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