Fudgey Coca Cola Cake
Yeah, it’s Sunday Supper time! I love when I get together with my friends and share a meal. April 22nd is Earth Day and April 23rd is National Picnic Day so we’re sharing recipes to enjoy while picnicking in the great outdoors. I love preparing picnics and loading up the picnic basket with all kinds of goodies to make the meal special.
Here are some of my tips to help make this picnic special.
1. Choose foods that travel well. There is no point to decorate cupcakes if they end up smeared all over the container you are taking them in. Choose brownies or a cake like the one I’m sharing or even some jumbo delicious cookies.
2. Hand held foods work best. A cheese and cracker try works well also. Choose cheeses that improve as they set out like brie, goat cheeses or marinated mozzarella or feta. Hard cheeses like cheddar will get sweaty if they set out so you want to avoid them.
3. Minimize the cooking, buying roasting chicken or instead of sliced tomatoes use grape or cherry tomatoes that are marinated. Wait to dress salads until right before serving.
This cake will travel well and you’re going to love how moist and fudgey the frosting is. It takes less than an hour from start to finish to make it. The batter also makes great cupcakes, so if you wanted to just put the fudgey frosting on cupcakes this will travel well.
- 1 cup coca cola
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- *1Frosting*:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 cups confectioner's sugar
- 1 cup walnuts - optional
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 pan.
- Put a cup of coca cola, butter, vegetable oil, and cocoa in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, Set aside for a few minutes.
- Combine the flour, sugar and baking soda in a mixer bowl. Whisk to combine. Add the buttermilk and the cocoa mixture to the flour and beat until thoroughly combined. Add the eggs and mix well.
- Pour into the prepared pan. Spread out to the edges. Place pan in center of oven. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes.
- When the cake comes out of the oven, make the frosting.
- Put the butter, cocoa, and milk in a saucepan. bring to a boil and boil for one minute. Remove from heat and add confectioner's sugar. Spread on top of cake. Add walnuts if using.
Sunday Supper Picnic Recipes
This event is being hosted by T.R. of Gluten Free Crumbley.
Appetizers:
- Caprese Skewers by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- Crisp Cucumber Salsa with Southwest Style Chips by Momma’s Meals
- French Onion Dip, with Greek Yogurt by Casa de Crews
- Mediterranean Spiced Hummus by Take A Bite Out of Boca
- Pepperoni Pinwheels by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Watermelon Salad by annaDishes
Beverages:
- Blackberry Lemonade by The Redhead Baker
- Blueberry Mojito Mocktails by NeighborFood
- Grandma’s Stuff by Jane’s Adventures in Dinner
- Minty Cardinal Punch by Food Lust People Love
- Pineapple Ginger Lemonade Spiked with Turmeric by Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
- Sangria Punch by A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Strawberry Pineapple Lemonade by Noshing With The Nolands
Main Dishes:
- Avocado Sriracha Egg Salad by Rants From My Crazy Kitchen
- Barbecue Ranch Quinoa Chicken Salad by Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Boneless Chicken Wings by Nosh My Way
- Burger Ice Cream by Brunch with Joy
- Chicken Salad Sliders by Life Tastes Good
- Spanish tortilla by Caroline’s Cooking
Sides:
- Broccoli & Tomato Pasta Salad by Flour On My Face
- Buffalo Macaroni Salad by Sew You Think You Can Cook
- Couscous Veggie Salad with Pesto by Cooking Chat
- Fully Loaded Baked Potato Salad by Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch
- Granola Salad by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
- Greek Style Asparagus Salad by Curious Cuisiniere
- No Mayo Slaw with Poppyseed Dressing by Palatable Pastime
- Spiralized Beet and Goat Cheese Salad by The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
- Sweet and Tangy Brussels Coleslaw with Fennel, Chopped Apples and Golden Raisins by Simply Healthy Family
Soups and Salads:
- Barley and Rice Salad by Family Foodie
- Broccoli Salad with Bacon and Dried Cranberries by Food Done Light
- Layered Mason Jar Pasta Salad for Two by The Weekend Gourmet
- Smoked Turkey Salad by Our Good Life
- Spinach Salad with Apples & Pecans in an Apple Balsamic Vinaigrette by Carrie’s Experimental Kitchen
- Nicoise Salad by The Petit Gourmet
Desserts:
- Bacon-Bulleit Brownies by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
- Fudgey Coca Cola Cake by Recipes Food and Cooking
- Earth Day Cupcakes by Savory Experiments
- Gluten Free Cookie Bars by Gluten Free Crumbley
- Lemon Lime Pound Cake by Vintage Kitchen
- Lemon Yuzu Cookies by NinjaBaker.com
- Mini Lemon Chess Pies by Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen
- No-Bake Cookie Butter Chex Mix Bars by Wallflour Girl
- Peanut Butter Bars by Cosmopolitan Cornbread
- Peanut Butter Carob Bars by Pies and Plots
- Sourdough Chunk Cookies by What Smells So Good?
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What a great looking cake and picnic perfect!!
Your cake looks delicious! Great picnic tips!
This beauty is sure to disappear quickly at any picnic! It’s a must bake for my family, too :)
Oh myyyyy yes please! I need a big ol’ hunk of this yumminess!
I need to make this! Yum!
This cake looks pretty delicious. I’ve never baked with coca cola before so I definitely am curious to know what it tastes like in the batter!
You don’t taste the cola, I use diet now and it works out fine.
I have heard of coca cola cakes but have never tried one. It looks delectable.
This is a great cake, so easy to take on a picnic too!
I’ve heard of cakes being made with cola and lemon-lime soda, but I’ve never tried making one. This sounds and looks really good.
It was very good and stayed moist for several days.
Thanks for combining my two favorite things together :). With Coke and chocolate working together it can’t go wrong!
Thanks Janet!
That frosting makes me want to lick my computer screen. That cake looks like it has the perfect texture. Got any left!? ;-)
LOL Lauren, it is a really good cake. I gave it all away right after pictures.