Cracker Barrel Coca-Cola Cake

Cracker Barrel Coca-Cola Cake is a popular Southern-style dessert known for its rich, moist texture and delicious flavor. It combines Coca-Cola, chocolate and a simple cake batter to create a uniquely moist and flavorful cake. The cake is topped with a creamy, fudge-like frosting made with cocoa, butter and confectioners’ sugar, which adds to its rich taste.

Cracker Barrel Coca-Cola Cake recipe

 

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Cracker Barrel Coca-Cola Cake

Cracker Barrel Coca-Cola Cake is a popular Southern-style dessert known for its rich, moist texture and delicious flavor.

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 12 servings 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: Southern

Ingredients

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Cake 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups granulated sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda Pinch of salt 1 cup butter or margarine (we never use margarine) 3 tablespoons cocoa 1 cup Coca-Cola 2 eggs 1/2 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows Frosting 1/2 cup butter or margarine (we never use margarine) 3 tablespoons cocoa 6 tablespoons Coca-Cola 1 (16 ounce) box confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Cake

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour* a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
  • Combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
  • Heat butter, cocoa and Coca-Cola to boil and pour over the flour mixture. Mix well.
  • Add eggs, buttermilk, vanilla extract and marshmallows and blend. The batter will be thin with marshmallows floating on top.
  • Pour cake batter into the prepared baking pan.
  • Bake for 45 minutes.

Frosting

  • Bring to a boil the butter, cocoa and Coca-Cola.
  • Remove from the heat and blend in the confectioners’ sugar and vanilla extract. Spread on the warm cake.

Notes

* Use our Pan Release for the best results.

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