Coca Cola Cupcakes | Retro Recipes
Take a little retro flashback to these fun coca cola cupcakes, a recipe that will take you back to your childhood!
Servings 24
Calories 256kcal
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 cup Coca-Cola®
- 1 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Frosting:
- ½ cup butter
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 6 tablespoons Coca-Cola®
- 16 ounces powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup pecans optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, sift the sugar and flour together.
- In a saucepan on the stove, whisk the butter, vegetable oil, cocoa and Coca-Cola® together. Bring to a boil and pour over dry ingredients blending together well.
- Dissolve the baking soda in the buttermilk and immediately add to the batter along with the two eggs, and the extract. Mix together well.
- Pour the cake batter into cupcake liners in two muffin pans and bake for 20-25 minutes. Remove when a toothpick came out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool on wire rack.
For the Frosting
- Combine the butter, cocoa and Coca-Cola® in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Allow to cool.
- Once cooled, sift the powdered sugar into the boiling cola/butter mixture, blending together well. Add the vanilla extract. Whisk until fluffy or desired consistency. Easiest with an electric mixer.
- Spread or pipe the frosting over each cupcake. Allow to cool. Serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 256kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 119mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 270IU | Vitamin C: 0.05mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg
