Double Chocolate Fudge Coca Cola Cake (2024)

No need to head to one of the Cracker Barrel restaurants for your favorite chocolate dessert! This copycat recipe of the southern classic is even better!

❤️ Why you'll love it

• The combination of Coca-Cola and buttermilk in the batter makes it incredibly moist.
• Gooey and rich double chocolate cake makes this the best!
• Simple to make; no special baking skills required.

I love the Cracker Barrel Double Chocolate Fudge Coca Cola cake. In fact, the first time I tried it I had to admit that I liked it better than my old faithful recipe - the one I had made for decades.

Plus it's made in a sheet cake pan so it's SO much easier than a layer cake! Be sure to add this to your collection of southern dessert recipes along with buttermilk pie.

🧾 Ingredients

This is an overview of the ingredients. The measurements and full instructions are in the green recipe card at the bottom of this page.

🔪 Instructions

1. Blend the flour and sugar together until combined.
2. In a saucepan mix, cola, butter, oil, and cocoa powder, and whisk until smooth. Pour over the dry ingredients.
3. Add the eggs and yolk, buttermilk, baking soda, and vanilla.
4. Pour batter into a prepared pan and bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 30 minutes. Spoon glaze over hot cake.

Hey, if you really love a rich chocolate glaze as much as I do give this Boston cream poke cake a try. It's another one dish dessert!

🥫 Storage

Coca-Cola cake should be stored tightly covered at room temperature for up to five days.

You can freeze it for up to 3 months.

📖Variations

• If you want a kick of spice add a pinch cayenne pepper. Trust me.
• Change up the flavor by using cream cheese frosting or a vanilla glaze instead of chocolate.
• You can make this with root beer or Dr Pepper instead of co*ke.
• You may prefer my chocolate frosting recipe instead of the glaze.
• Garnish with whipped cream or shaved chocolate for some extra flare.
• Top with salted peanuts or crushed peanut brittle for a sweet and salty kick.
• Try making this with Vanilla co*ke for a subtle difference.

💭 Things to know

Expert Tip: If you don't have buttermilk, add half a tablespoon of white vinegar to regular milk and let sit for 5 minutes.

• Don't over mix your cake batter. Mix until it is just combined.
• Spread the spread chocolate Coca-Cola icing over the warm cake - don't let it cool too much.
• When melting the butter, be sure to whisk often so that the mixture doesn't clump or scorch.
• Do not use Diet co*ke to make this recipe, it will not turn out as well.

👩‍🍳 FAQs

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• Easy Summer Fruit Salad is filled with ripe and sweet fruit and then topped with a tangy citrus dressing.
• And don't forget to top your Coca Cola chocolate cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

📞 The last word

This decadent cake with its swoon-worthy fudgy icing is unbelievably easy to make. As far as I'm concerned it's one of the best cakes ever to have been invented in the history of southern cooking.

It's also way better than the Cracker Barrel coca cola cake.

So there's that.

If I'm looking for comfort food for dinner I gravitate to meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and this cake!

Love this recipe? Try this creamy old fashioned fudge!

If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need. Don't forget that you can click on "add to collection" to save it to your own, private recipe box!

If you love this recipe please give it 5 stars!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📖 Recipe

🥄 Equipment

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You'll need the following items to make this recipe successfully.

• 9x13 baking dish
• Mixing bowls
• Medium Saucepan
• Whisk

First published August 28, 2014. Last updated September 5, 2022 for better readability.

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