All chocolate is not created equal
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
United States
April 21, 2017 7:47am CST
A few days ago scrolling through Facebook I came across an article about how someone came up with the real recipe for the Coke Cake that Cracker Barrel sells. I bookmarked that recipe, after all, I'm a choc-a-holic since birth.
Yesterday I realized we had not been out to eat for over 10 days and it was time. I had a chicken and dumplings craving so off we went to Cracker Barrel. I had my chicken and dumplings and was a happy camper.
When the girl brought the bill I told her about the recipe for the cake and that I wanted to take home a piece to try it. Boy I am glad I did! That cake is over the top sweet. The cake itself is dense, heavy but OK. It was the frosting that that pushed me over the edge.
My husband loves sweet things (I'm included in that!) and even he said it was too sweet. They don't give you a very large piece of Coke Cake and now I understand why. We ate the cake part and trashed the frosting.
No, I will not be making that cake and I won't buy any more of it either!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Apr 17
I won't blame my mother for this - but it is her fault...
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Apr 17
There is coke in the cake and in the frosting -
Cake:
1/2 cup Butter
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
1 cup Coca-Cola
2 cup Sugar
2 cup Flour
2 Eggs
3/4 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 cup Buttermilk (or 1/2 cup Milk and 1 tsp Lemon Juice)
2 tsp Vanilla
Frosting:
3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup Butter
1/4 cup Coca-Cola
1/2 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1/4 cup Chocolate Syrup
1 tsp Vanilla
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@LadyDuck (459735)
• Switzerland
21 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill The cake sounds not too bad (I would skip the cup of Coca-Cola for something else) The frosting is far too sweet.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Apr 17
@LadyDuck the chocolate syrup - ugh....
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@LeaPea2417 (36545)
• Toccoa, Georgia
21 Apr 17
That is too bad the cake icing was too sweet.
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@LeaPea2417 (36545)
• Toccoa, Georgia
21 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill Yes, that is always good.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Apr 17
I will stick with regular buttercream frosting on a devils food cake.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Apr 17
And it wasn't a nice sweet - it could turn someone from chocolate for good.
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@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
21 Apr 17
Yeah, sweet is good, but too sweet.. nope cant do it.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Apr 17
I removed the bookmark with the recipe - not for me at all!
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@melissa1024 (2456)
• Beckley, West Virginia
21 Apr 17
Thanks for the warning! Lol! I love chocolate but there is such a thing as too much as you said. So, I know when ordering dessert from there to never order that! You'd really have to have a sweet tooth to enjoy that from the way it sounds! Lol!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Apr 17
I think even kids might not like it and they love sweets!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Apr 17
@melissa1024 I would bet the farm she might eat two bites and say 'enough'!!!!
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@melissa1024 (2456)
• Beckley, West Virginia
21 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill Lol! Now that's pretty rich when a kid wouldn't like it. Because there are very few sweets my daughter would pass up!
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
21 Apr 17
Looking at the recipe that you posted, that cake is too sweet.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
22 Apr 17
We are not fans of things that are too sweet and wonder why some put what seems to be three times the sugar in some products. Are there fans of such things? There must be is someone went to the trouble to put out a recipe!
@Tampa_girl7 (49183)
• United States
22 Apr 17
Thanks for the warning
I really can't stand something that is sickening sweet.
I really can't stand something that is sickening sweet.
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
25 Apr 17
I love frosting... but do not eat very much chocolate sponge, it's a good job you tried it before making it, could you adapt the rd ipe yo make it less sweet..?
@JESSY3236 (19008)
• United States
21 Apr 17
Chocolate can be too rich. I had some rich cake a few weeks ago.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Apr 17
The frosting has chocolate syrup which I think is why it is too much.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Apr 17
Boy am I glad you said that, now I know for sure its not just us!
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@Hannihar (129625)
• Israel
28 Sep 17
So Abby that it was too sweet. I love chocolate always. I love having hot chocolate in the morning whether it is winter or summer. For me the best part of the cake was the frosting and sorry to hear it was too sweet. Good thing you did not bake it and then have to throw the whole thing or most of it out.
