Here’s a Coca-Cola Chocolate Cake recipe 🍫🥤
This classic Southern dessert is moist, rich, and has a subtle cola flavor that makes the chocolate extra tender.
Ingredients (for 9×13-inch cake)
Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)
- 1 cup Coca-Cola (not diet)
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Frosting
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup Coca-Cola
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Preheat Oven
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
2. Make Cake Batter
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter.
- Add Coca-Cola and cocoa powder, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla.
- Gradually stir in the butter/cocoa/cola mixture.
- Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until just combined.
3. Bake
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake 30–35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
4. Make Frosting
- In a small saucepan, melt butter with cocoa powder and Coca-Cola over medium heat.
- Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.
5. Frost Cake
- Pour warm frosting over the warm cake so it seeps in slightly.
- Let cake cool completely before serving.
Tips
- Use real Coca-Cola, not diet, for the best flavor and moisture.
- Optional: add chopped pecans on top for crunch.
- Cake tastes even better the next day after flavors meld.
I can also give you a quick one-bowl Coca-Cola chocolate cake version or a cupcake version if you want.
