Coca-Cola Fudge Layer Cake
Coca-Cola Fudge Layer Cake a rich, moist chocolate layer cake made with Coca-Cola and topped with warm fudge frosting that pours beautifully over the layers.
Ingredients
For the Coca-Cola Cake Layers
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon fine salt
- ½ teaspoon instant espresso powder optional
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup Coca-Cola not diet
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup buttermilk room temperature
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Fudge Coca-Cola Frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup Coca-Cola
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- Optional ½ cup chopped pecans for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and prep two greased, floured, parchment-lined 8-inch pans.
- Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder.
- Melt butter with Coca-Cola and cocoa, stir smooth, and pour into the dry mixture.
- Whisk in buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
- Divide batter into pans, bake 28–32 minutes, cool in pans 10 minutes, then on racks.
- Heat butter, Coca-Cola, and cocoa to a gentle boil, remove from heat, add salt, vanilla, and powdered sugar until glossy.
- Frost the first layer, add the second, pour remaining warm frosting, and let set 30 minutes.