Chocolate-Cola Cake with Chocolate-Cola Buttercream

Name: Chocolate-Cola Cake with Chocolate-Cola Buttercream
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Nonstick baking spray or vegetable shortening, for the pan; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup packed dark brown sugar; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; ½ pound (2 sticks) salted butter; ¼ cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 cup cola (not diet); 1 teaspoon baking soda; ½ cup buttermilk, at room temperature; 2 large eggs, at room temperature, lightly beaten; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) salted butter, at room temperature; ½ cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted; ¼ cup cola (not diet); 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted

7 steps

Prep:30minCook:40min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:11:31 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories568.2 kcal (28%)

Total Fat29.4 g (42%)

Carbs76.1 g (29%)

Sugars56.3 g (63%)

Protein4.8 g (10%)

Sodium387 mg (19%)

Fiber2.2 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

nonstick baking spray

or vegetable shortening, for the pan

2 cupsall-purpose flour

1 cupgranulated sugar

1 cupdark brown sugar

packed

½ teaspoonkosher salt

0.5 poundsalted butter

¼ cupunsweetened cocoa powder

natural

1 cupcola

not diet

1 teaspoonbaking soda

½ cupbuttermilk

at room temperature

2eggs

large, at room temperature, lightly beaten

1 teaspoonpure vanilla extract

Frosting

12 tablespoonssalted butter

at room temperature

½ cupunsweetened cocoa powder

natural, sifted

¼ cupcola

not diet

2 cupspowdered sugar

sifted

Instructions

To make the cake

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with baking spray or grease with vegetable shortening.

Step 2

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and salt.

Step 3

In a small saucepan, bring the butter, cocoa, and cola to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until smooth. Pour into the flour mixture and whisk until smooth.

Step 4

In a small bowl, dissolve the baking soda in the buttermilk. Pour into the flour mixture and whisk until smooth. Whisk in the eggs and vanilla.

Step 5

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack.

Step 6

To make the frosting: In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or in a large bowl with a handheld electric mixer), beat the butter on medium speed until smooth. Add the cocoa and cola and beat on low speed until smooth. Scrape the bowl. Beat in 1 cup of the powdered sugar on medium speed. Scrape the bowl. Beat in the remaining 1 cup powdered sugar on medium speed. Scrape the bowl. Spread over the cooled cake before slicing and serving.

Step 7

If any cake is left over, cover the pan tightly and store at room temperature for up to 2 days