Old Fashioned Southern Chocolate Coca Cola Cake
This old fashioned Coca Cola cake may be the easiest chocolate cake ever--it doesn't even require a mixer! The tender and moist chocolatey buttermilk cake is made in a baking pan and is topped with a fudgy frosting, also flavored with the popular soda.
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Servings: 12
Equipment
- dry measuring cups
- liquid measuring cup
- measuring spoons
- whisk
- sifter
- medium saucepan
- large mixing bowl
- 13- x 9-inch baking pan
- rubber spatula
Ingredients
For the Coca-Cola cake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup salted butter
- 1 cup Coca Cola
- ½ cup whole buttermilk
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the chocolate fudge frosting:
- ¾ cup salted butter
- ¾ cup Coca Cola
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 6 cups powdered sugar, sifted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Coat a 13- x 9-inch baking dish or baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Combine the flour, granulated sugar, and baking soda in a large bowl.
- Combine 1 cup of butter, 1 cup Coca Cola, the buttermilk, and ¼ cup cocoa in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, whisking occasionally, until the mixture comes to a boil. Add to the flour mixture and stir until smooth.
- Whisk in the eggs, one at a time, whisking until the yellow disappears after each addition. Whisk in the vanilla.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 32 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Meanwhile, make the frosting: Bring the butter, cola, and cocoa to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Remove from the heat and gradually whisk in the powdered sugar until smooth.
- Pour the warm frosting over the hot cake. Let stand at room temperature until cooled. Cut into squares to serve.