Linda Daugherty enjoys Cracker Barrel's moist Coca-Cola cake. The restaurant's version doesn't contain nuts, although many of the recipes sent in response to Linda's request include pecans in the frosting. Madeleine O'Brien, Marcia Hensley, Marjorie Hayden and many others share this version. Sara Kugler's version came from Coca-Cola in 2000. It starts with a cake mix, and the frosting is a cream cheese variation. L.G. DuPont and Brenda Helton skip the nuts, and they use a sheet pan. Making the cake with diet Coke is not recommended.
Recipe requests
Jane Saunders would like a recipe that was published in the St. Petersburg Times some time ago for a rum cake with vanilla pudding and a hot rum sauce that was poured over the cake after baking. Jennie Miller is looking for a recipe for a good cannoli filling.
You Asked for It is a reader mail column. Send recipe requests to You Asked for It, the Times, P.O. Box 1121, St. Petersburg, FL 33731 or e-mail them to youaskedforit@knology.net Please put "Recipe request" in the subject line. Recipes will be received by mail only. Be sure to include your full name, city and phone number. Letters without this information will be discarded. Requests cannot be answered by phone or mail.
For: Linda Daugherty of Port Richey
From: Madeleine O'Brien of Dunnellon; Marcia Hensley of St. Petersburg and Black River Falls, Wis.; and Marjorie Hayden of Clearwater, among many others.
Recipe: Coca-Cola Cake
For: Linda Daugherty
From: Sara Kugler of Largo
Recipe: Coca-Cola Cake
For: Linda Daugherty
From: L.G. DuPont of Ocala and Brenda Helton of Seminole
