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A slice of chocolate cake with cherries, topped with whipped cream and a cherry, sits on a white plate. In the background, more cake is visible in a red checkered dish.

4-Ingredient Cherry Coke Cake

If you love simple desserts with BIG flavor, this 4-Ingredient Roy Rogers Cake is about to become your new favorite easy treat. Inspired by the classic cherry cola drink, this cake combines rich chocolate, sweet cherries, and fizzy cherry cola for a super moist, nostalgic dessert that tastes like it came straight from an old-fashioned soda fountain.
The best part? You only need four simple ingredients and just minutes of prep time. No eggs, no oil, no fuss — just mix, bake, frost, and chill.
This is the perfect cake for potlucks, holidays, weeknight desserts, or anytime you want something fun and different without spending hours in the kitchen.
If you love easy cakes like this one, be sure to check out: StrawberryTres Leches Poke Cake, Apple Cider Cake, 4 Ingredient Snickerdoodle Cake.
Trust me… once you try this cherry cola chocolate combo, you’ll want to make it again and again.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box chocolate cake mix any brand
  • 12 oz cherry cola
  • 16 oz jar maraschino cherries divided
  • 1 container Cool Whip

Instructions
 

Step 1 — Prep

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease a 9x13 baking dish.

Step 2 — Prepare the Cake Batter

  • Disregard the instructions on the cake mix box.
  • Pour the dry chocolate cake mix into a mixing bowl.
  • Add 12 oz cherry cola.
  • Chop half of the maraschino cherries into quarters. Leave the remaining half whole.
  • Add HALF of the cherries (both chopped and whole portions divided as desired) into the batter.
  • Mix until fully combined and smooth.

Step 3 — Bake

  • Pour batter into prepared 9x13 baking dish.
  • Bake for 28–30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Let cake cool completely.

Step 4 — Make the Cherry Cool Whip Frosting

  • Stir a few spoonfuls of maraschino cherry juice into the Cool Whip until lightly pink and cherry flavored.
  • Spread evenly over cooled cake.

Step 5 — Chill

  • Refrigerate the frosted cake for at least 1 hour before serving.
  • Top with remaining cherries if desired.
  • Slice and enjoy!

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Keyword cola cake, roy rogers cake, valetines cake
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