This Double Fudge Coca Cola Cake tastes even better than the one at Cracker Barrel and is easy to make since it starts with a boxed cake mix!
CRACKER BARREL DOUBLE FUDGE COCA-COLA CAKE
TIPS FOR MAKING COCA-COLA CAKE:
- You can substitute with other dark sodas. Dr. Pepper, Cherry Coke or Pepsi can all be used as substitutes. Even root beer!
- Want to make a homemade cake? Try my ONE BOWL CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE and instead of the hot water in the recipe, use hot Coca Cola!
- Or, if you like dark chocolate, try making it with my HOMEMADE DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE and substituting the coffee with Coca Cola.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST:
chocolate fudge cake mix
instant chocolate pudding
eggs
vegetable oil
Coca-Cola
salted butter
unsweetened cocoa
heavy cream or milk* (see notes below)
powdered sugar
vanilla extract
chopped nuts (optional)
HOW TO MAKE CRACKER BARREL COCA-COLA CAKE:
Then whisk in confectioners sugar. Whisk briskly to get all the lumps out. Take mixture off heat and stir in vanilla extract. 
Pour frosting over warm cake and gently spread it evenly over cake. 
Sprinkle with chopped nuts (if using.)
I think this cake is best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Cook's Note: If you are using milk instead of heavy cream, you will probably only need about 3-4 tbsp. of it because milk is thinner than heavy cream. Just use your judgement on it. Or, you can always add a bit more powdered sugar to the frosting to make it thicker if you like.
CRAVING MORE? GIVE THESE RECIPES A TRY!
7-UP LEMON CAKE
ONE BOWL HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CAKE
MELTED ICE CREAM CAKE
WHOPPER CAKE (MALTED MILK BALL CAKE)
HOMEMADE GUINNESS CHOCOLATE CAKE
DOUBLE FUDGE COCA COLA CAKE
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 (15 oz) box chocolate fudge cake mix
- 1 (4 oz) (small box) instant chocolate pudding
- 3 eggs
- ⅓ cup oil
- 1 cup Coca-Cola
For the frosting:
- 1 stick salted butter, (½ cup)
- 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
- 4-6 tbsp heavy cream or milk *see notes below
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts, optional
Instructions
For the cake:
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray 9 x 13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, stir together cake mix, dry pudding mix, eggs, oil and Coke for about 2 minutes on medium speed.
- Pour batter into prepared baking dish and bake according to package directions (usually 35-40 minutes). Note: The cake will have a slight dip in the center. This is normal. When it is done, a toothpick will come out clean.
For the frosting:
- In a medium saucepan, over medium-low heat, start melting butter.
- Add in cocoa powder and heavy cream (or milk, if using) and stir.
- Then whisk in confectioners sugar. Stir briskly with a whisk to get all the lumps out.
- Take mixture off heat and stir in vanilla extract.
- Pour frosting over cake and evenly spread it out over cake.
- Sprinkle chopped nuts on top, if using. I think this cake is best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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Originally published: June 2011
Updated & republished: February 2021
Girl you never ever apologize for cake. 😉 yum!
I do believe I am going to have to make this. My youngest daughter was just telling me about the Cracker Barrel cake, I haven't tried it yet but this looks fabulous. Maybe I will make it for the Clemson game on Wednesday night! Thanks for the inspiration.
This is so funny! We had breakfast at cracker barrel yesterday morning and my husband saw this cake on the menu and asked if I could make it for him. Now I have a recipe!
It's delicious. You'll not be sorry! Haha
I love this cake!! It's also one of my husband's birthday favorites that I make for him! I made it as a layer cake this year which looks pretty, but I think the moistness and gooey factor of this sheetcake tastes better! 🙂 I guess, either way you can't go wrong with chocolate!
Blessings
Leslie
I have to make a birthday cake for a friend this week . . . gonna do this. Thanks. (And best wishes for a happy new year, Brandie!)
I was going to make this on Christmas. I ened up making the three day coconut cake. I forgot how yummy and chocolaty it was until I saw your picture. Thanks for sharing with us.
I have never had this cake but I keep seeing it pop up on blogs here and there. It looks so tasty... I am just going to have to make it already. YUM!
I've never had the cake at Cracker Barrel (who has room for dessert?!), but this sure does look good. I'd go with a slice of the cake WITH nuts. But my husband would like to have what your husband is having. 😉
Mmm this cake looks amazing, what a great recipe! Happy New Year! xoxo
Oh yum, look at all that chocolate! Aren't we all predisposed to like cake? Or at least you and I have something in common 🙂
This looks so delicious. I cannot wait to give it a try. Come visit. We have a wonderful low fat blue cheese dip to use on veges or crackers. Delicious.
I love this recipe! It's so moist and chocolaty! If you happen to be in a part of the country that sells Cheerwine, sub the Cheerwine for the Coca-Cola. It has a hint of cherry flavor. You can even make the glaze with the Cheerwine in it - just sub it for the milk/cream. Yummy!
You can never have too many cake recipes and this looks insanely moist!
Oh Baby! I have to admit...I'm really not a cake person..unless you dress it up...like you seem to do with all your cake recipes! This looks awesome and I'm sure it's just as tasty as all your others. SO glad you shared. Pinning!
OKAY...I'll admit that when I saw your email today I thought, "not another dessert recipe....I've had so much sugar during the holidays!" Then I made the mistake of LOOKING at the recipe & the picture of the cake! Let's just say that I will be buying the ingredients to make it today!!!
Thank you for this recipe, I think I'll make it for my mom's birthday this weekend. I have a question though....are you using regular or salted butter?
Hi Cindy! Hope you like it! I use unsalted butter 🙂
Yum- thank you!
Wow this cake looks wonderful!! I never thought to put coca cola in cake!
How about cherry coke and maybe a little almond extract? That sound good to me.
I had a recipe that you used cherry coke and mini chips and egg beaters. This looks so much yummier!! Plus the frosting makes it almost like Texas Sheet cake 🙂
Do you think that it would be good with flat soda? I had some in the fridge that I didn't know what to do with it.
Alison, ya know, that's a good question. I don't suppose I've ever made it with flat Coke now that I think about it. I'm not really sure if the carbonation affects the recipe at all. I know it helps with flavor (although you can't really taste the Coke in this - it just adds some good flavor). I say give it a whirl, I bet it will taste great!
Just keep these cakes comin'! chocolate cake with coke, Yum!
This looks fantastic! I would never think to use soda.
could you use this to make a marble cake? Birthday coming up.Thanks, Wendy