Classic Coca-Cola Cupcakes Recipe
Enjoy the classic taste of Coca-Cola in these delightful cupcakes! They’re easy to make and perfect for any party or family get-together.
Jared may be the marathon Coke drinker around our house, but I’m still holding the title of cupcake connoisseur, and in this case, that would be a Coca-Cola cupcake.
You can see how true that is in these classic vanilla bean cupcakes and this chocolate cupcake recipes.
Really you can consider us a split household.
You can style them however you’d like to fit year-round, but with red and white striped cupcake liners and mini straws, sprinkle toppings to look like bubbling over snow,
And the Coca-Cola limited edition glass bottles, even Santa himself would show up to your dinner party.
If not, I’m sure there’s a guest willing to let you share as many Cokes with them as you’re willing to give…
Coca-Cola Cupcake Ingredients
Coca-Cola Classic
Dark unsweetened cocoa powder
Salted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
Granulated sugar (I used less sugar since we’re using so much topping for presentation, but add a 1/2 cup if you’re using light icing for a sweeter taste)
Dark brown sugar
All-purpose flour
Baking soda
Salt
Eggs
How to Make Coca-Cola Cupcakes
Step 1 – Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Step 2 – Melt the butter, then whisk it together with the Coca-Cola, cocoa powder, and sugar.
Step 3 – In a small bowl, whisk the eggs until beaten, then combine with wet ingredients.
Step 4 – In a separate bowl, whisk together the baking soda, flour, and salt together.
Step 5 – Slowly mix the wet and dry ingredients until well combined.
Step 6 – Pour mixture into cupcake liners and bake for 16-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean if dipped into the cake.
Step 7 – Let cupcakes cool completely before icing.
Fizzy Buttercream Icing Ingredients
Salted butter at room temperature
Vanilla bean paste
Icing sugar
Heavy cream
White sprinkles in varying sizes
How to Make Fizzy Buttercream Icing
Step 1 – Combine all ingredients in a mixer until nice and fluffy.
Step 2 – Pipe the icing onto each cupcake.
Step 3 – Roll the fresh icing into a mixture of small and large white sprinkles to give it a bubbly look, just like a soda or float.
Step 4 – Finally, Decorate as desired, and top with sprinkle toppings and mini straw.
In case the Santa and reindeer route isn’t your thing, you can skip the holiday theme and head straight to Valentine’s Day by getting custom Share A Coke bottles with custom names on ShareaCoke.com instead.
Just replace the red and white cupcake liners with a splash of pink, and you’re good to go!
I also love the idea of serving mini cupcakes and Coca-Cola pairings for a cute way to send off for guests after your holiday party or NYE pick me up, too.
Whether it’s a watch party or a birthday party, your guests will definitely be impressed.
What do you think?!
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Classic Coca-Cola Cupcakes Recipe
Equipment
- Stand mixer
Ingredients
- 2 cup Coca-Cola Classic
- 1 cup dark unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 stick salted butter cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup white granulated sugar I used less sugar since we’re using so much topping for presentation, but add a 1/2 cup if you’re using light icing for a sweeter taste
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cup baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 pieces eggs
Fizzy Buttercream Icing Ingredients
- 1 stick salted butter at room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
- 4 cup icing sugar
- 4 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 cup white sprinkles in varying sizes
Nutrition
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Melt the butter, then whisk it together with the Coca-Cola, cocoa powder, and sugar.
- In a small bowl, whisk the eggs until beaten, then combine with wet ingredients.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the baking soda, flour, and salt together, then
- Slowly mix the wet and dry ingredients until well combined.
- Pour mixture into cupcake liners and bake for 16-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean if dipped into the cake.
- Let cupcakes cool completely before icing
How to Make Fizzy Buttercream Icing
- Combine all ingredients in a mixer until nice and fluffy
- Pipe the icing onto each cupcake.
- Roll the fresh icing into a mixture of small and large white sprinkles to give it a bubbly look, just like a soda or float.
- Finally, Decorate as desired, and top with sprinkle toppings and mini straw.
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