I know that not all of you have a Cracker Barrel. I grew up in lots of other states, and while we had things like Bob’s Big Boy and Friendly’s (miss them both so so much), here, we have the Cracker Barrel.
The Cracker Barrel is basically like an old timey store connected to an old timey restaurant. The best part about the old timey store is the candy. They have lots of cool candy, but the only problem is that it costs like infinity dollars.
So if you’re going to buy the old timey candy, do it BEFORE you eat and not after. Because by the time you eat and get all full and pay all the monies, the last thing you want to do is spend two dollars on candy wax bottles.
Ingredients:
1 cup Coca Cola
1/2 cup oil
1 stick butter
3 tablespoons cocoa
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
Frosting:
1 stick butter
3 Tablespoons cocoa
6 Tablespoons of cream or milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 3/4 cups confectioner’s sugar
Directions:
In a saucepan, mix Coca Cola, oil, butter and cocoa and bring to a boil. In another bowl, combine the sugar, flour and salt. Pour the boiling Cola mixture over the flour mixture and beat well. Add the eggs, buttermilk, soda and vanilla and beat well. Pour mixture into a greased and floured 13 x 9 inch baking pan and bake at 350 degrees or 20 to 25 minutes. Remove pan. Cool for about 10 minutes before frosting.
Frosting: In a saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa, and milk. Heat until the butter melts. Beat in the remaining ingredients and spread on the cake while it’s still warm. Enjoy!