Chocolate Coca-Cola cake is a Southern tradition. It's fudgy, super moist, with a chocolate flavor that is enhanced by using coca-cola in the batter and frosting.
¼cupunsweetened cocoa powderI prefer to use Hershey’s special dark
½cupbutter
½cupvegetable oil
2large eggs
2teaspoonsvanilla
½cupbuttermilk
Frosting:
1- 12ouncecanor 1 ½ cups Coca-Cola (NOT diet)
½cupbutter
1cupsemisweet chocolate chips
¼cupunsweetened cocoa powder
2 ¼cupspowdered sugar
1teaspoonvanilla
pinchof salt
Instructions
Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9x13 pan and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, add Coca-cola, cocoa, butter, and oil. Stir together, bring mixture to a boil and let simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat and pour into flour mixture. Stir until smooth.
In a small bowl whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla until smooth. Add into your cake batter. Mix until smooth.
Pour into your greased pan and baked for 25-30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean, it may have a few moist crumbs, which is okay.
Frosting:
When cake is nearly done baking, start making your frosting. In a medium sauce pan over medium-high heat add your Coca-Cola. Bring to a simmer and stirring occasionally, reduce your Coca-cola down to about ½ cup. Mine took about 10 minutes of simmering. You may have to pour it into a liquid measuring cup a couple of times to check before you get it just right
Once you’ve reduced your soda down to ½ cup, add in your butter, cocoa, and chocolate chips. Stir until melted and mixture is smooth.
Remove from heat and whisk in your powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt. Once smooth, pour it over your cooked cake (you can do this when the cake is warm or cool). Use an offset spatula to smooth frosting evenly over the top. Cool completely before serving.