Coke Cake-Cracker Barrel Style

By dawn716

I've tried many recipes for coco-cola cakes and just couldn't find one like Cracker Barrel's. I finally just adapted a recipe into this cake. My husband requests this for his birthday cake every year. My MIL says it's even better than Cracker Barrel! Imagine that, a compliment from the MIL! This cake is amazing warm served with vanilla ice cream but I'm told it's even better the next day.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup cola, beverage
• 5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 7 ounces marshmallow cream
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 9 tablespoons cola, this should be the remaining cola left in a 12oz can
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 70mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Cake:. 2 Preheat oven to 350°F. 3 Spray a 9x13 glass pan with nonstick spray. 4 Combine flour, granulated sugar and baking soda in mixing bowl. 5 In a small saucepan, heat 1 cup butter, 5 tablespoons cocoa and 1 cup cola beverage to boiling. (whisk together as it melts). 6 Pour over the flour mixture and mix thoroughly. I just use a whisk for this because it comes together so easily. 7 Add buttermilk, eggs and vanilla. Mix well. 8 Pour into prepared 9x13 pan. 9 Bake for 40 minutes. 10 During last 10 minutes of baking prepare frosting. 11 Prepare Second Frosting:. 12 Place 5 cups confectioners' sugar in a mixing bowl. 13 In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup butter, 3 tablespoons cocoa powder and 9 tablespoons cola beverage. Whisk together. Heat to boiling. 14 Remove from heat, stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. 15 Pour over 4 cups confectioners' sugar. 16 Mix well with a whisk. 17 Assembly:. 18 Remove cake from oven. 19 Immediately frost with marshmallow cream. Go slow. This will prevent tearing the cake. As the fluff warms a bit it will spread easily. 20 Slowly pour warm coco-cola frosting over marshmallow fluff. 21 It's best to let this cake cool for about an hour before cutting into it.