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Cracker Barrel Coca Cola Cake – another seasonal specialty that tastes just like the real thing.

February 6, 2009

Cracker Barrel Coca Cola Cake is a tasty cake. We tried several versions of the Cracker Barrel Coca Cola cake to get this one just right. You can make a delicious Cracker Barrel Coca Cola Cake.
You can make Cracker Barrel Coca Cola Cake.

Cracker Barrel Coca Cola Cake

1 Stick of Butter (1/4 lb)
1 C. Coca Cola
3/4 C. Miniature Marshmallows
1 Square of Semi Sweet Baking Chocolate
1/2 C. Shortening
1/2 C. Vegetable Oil
3/4 C. Cocoa
2 Eggs
1/2 tsp. Salt
2 tsp. Vanilla
3/4 C. Buttermilk
2 C. Sugar
2 1/3 C. Flour
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
Place in a sauce pan butter, coke, semi sweet baking square and bring to a boil remove from heat and add marshmallows and stir until all is blended and the marshmallows are disappear. Set aside to cool enough to tepid or room temperature.
In mixing bowl blend the shortening, oil, vanilla and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and buttermilk and beat until smooth. Mix flour with baking soda, cocoa, baking powder and salt, add half of flour mixture to shortening, egg mixture, and beat. Scrape bowl time to time to clean the sides off so ingredients are blended in batter. Add cooled coca cola mixture and beat. Add remainder of flour and beat until completely smooth about 3 – 4 minutes. Batter will be thick.
Place batter into a 13″ x 9″ x ” 2 oiled and floured baking pan.
Set pan on top shelf in a preheated 350 degrees oven for 35 – 40 minutes. Check for completed baking time with a toothpick. If the toothpick comes out clean by sticking in the middle of the cake its time to come out of the oven and cool.
Frosting
1 Stick of Butter
1/2 C. Cocoa
1/4 C. Coca Cola (plus 2-3 Tbsp. if needed)
3 C Powder Sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla
1/4 C Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup

Cream butter, add cocoa, vanilla, Hershey’s Syrup, and coca cola, beat until smooth. Add powder sugar a little at a time and beat constantly. Scrape the sides of bowl time to time to get all ingredients into the frosting. If the frosting seams a little dry add a little more coca cola and beat well.

Frost warm cake. Serve with natural vanilla bean ice cream and enjoy.

 

  • mark

    I made this to a T tonight and it tastes NOTHING like Cracker Barrels version. It was not the baking that did it in, the ingredients just are not right. The cake was bland and the icing was ridiculously sweet and laced with too much powdered sugar. Sorry but not a true copy cat.

  • http://mycakeroom.blogspot.com cake room

    mmm…yummi nice recipe i like to make that now …thank for u article

  • Crackergirl

    I can tell you one thing about this cake. It has to sit for over an hour after it is frosted. Even though I work at Cracker Barrel, we don’t know how this is made. The cake mix comes in a bag ready to pour and bake.

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  • Crystal222

    This recipe is awesome!! It’s really rich and moist :)

  • Jodie

    Made recipe just like it was printed and it was very dry and crumbled when cut. The taste was ok, bur not comparable to the real thing.
    I am sorry your cake didn’t turn out well, and it was dry. I have had good results with that recipe in the past. ~Stephanie

  • IrishSammie

    I haven’t made this yet, but I have to mention that I love the Fiestaware in the picture of the cake! I collect it, and live really near the pottery.

  • Mrs. B

    As a professional in the restaurant business, this cake tastes nor looks anything like Cracker Barrel’s Coca-Cola Cake. I had my doubts from looking the recipe over…and sure enough, after following the recipe exactly, the product was simply a chocolate cake. It took nearly an hour to bake and was time consuming too! Baking is my livelyhood, so it isn’t a question of whether I made it wrong…it just isn’t correct & true recipe!

  • http://www.copykat.com Stephanie

    Thank you for your critical comment. I am sorry you disliked the recipe.

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  • Patrick

    Amazing recipe it’s really good thank you

  • Coronagranny

    If you really want the recipe, go to the Coca Cola Company Web site, they have it listed. I worked at Cracker Barrel and the secret is the coca cola and marshmallows. It is a very simple cake.

  • Capt Cat

    Yeilds approximately 40 cupcakes (fill 3/4 full, cook for 19 minutes). This recipe is clearly the best one of the two I just compared. This is much richer in flavor, more chocolate (as you read the recipe) and I won’t make the other one again. I don’t bake at all, but decided to make it after seeing at the restuarant. I am shocked at the flavor this recipe offers. All others cannot compare to this one. Don’t waste your time; follow this above recipe. I strongly object to Mrs. B comments below. Yes, the Coca-cola and marshmallows are the vital part. Leave nothing out; cook exactly as told. YUM!!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/beth.duncancarter Beth Duncan Carter

    What is the purpose of the marshmallows? I’m making this cake tomorrow for my son’s birthday, but just can’t decide which recipe. Ack! Some include marshmallows, some don’t. I’m wondering why?

  • Stephanie Manley

    The marshmallows add a lot to the cake. They make the cake more creamy and rich.

  • dle

    This is one of the dryest cakes I have ever made from scratch. I will not make it again.