Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Recipe Club - Dr. Pepper Cake Edition

YAY!  It's Recipe Club Day!  Today I'm sharing one of my VERY favorite recipes EVER!  My first year of teaching, a student made and brought a Dr.Pepper cake to me for my birthday and I was hooked.  I'd never had one before and it was love at first taste. 

It's a really moist chocolate cake with a hint of cinnamon.  It's awesome. 

Here's what you'll need...

For the cake:
1 cup butter
1 cup Dr.Pepper (NOT diet!)
4 tablespoons cocoa
1.5 teaspoons cinnamon
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs (room temp)
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoon vanilla

For the frosting:
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup Dr.Pepper
3 tablespoons cocoa
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla


First up, combine all the dry ingredients...

Mix them all up and then add in the eggs, buttermilk and vanilla. 


Melt the butter and combine it with the 1 cup of Dr. Pepper and then add that in as well...


This is where I totally failed and forgot to take anymore pictures. :)

Mix it all together, pour it into a 9 x 13 cake pan and bake it at 350 for 35 minutes (or until a toothpick comes out clean).

When the cake is cool, take the room temperature butter and combine it with the powdered sugar and cocoa powder.  Slowly add in the vanilla and Dr. Pepper and beat it on high until it's light and fluffy.  Spread the frosting on enjoy!!!



I've made this as cupcakes as well and piped the icing on using a Ziplock bag... but the sheetcake is just so easy!!! 

Let me know if you make it and what your family thinks!  Just be prepared to make it again (and again and again and again!).

Link up and share your recipe(s) below!

   
   

27 comments :

  1. Yummy!!! This looks so good! I'm going to say something crazy that your baker self will no understand but I have never made a cake without a cake mix! Eek! I need to put my big girl pants on asap!!! :)

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    1. WHAT?!?!?! That IS crazy! Make this one ASAP! It's the best!

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  2. I've personally had many slices of this cake...and it's always, always delicious!!

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  3. This looks SOOO yummy, I need to make this ASAP! I'm wondering if it tastes similar to Cracker Barrel's Coca Cola cake!? Because if so, yummmmo! I need to get on the ball and start linking up for these fun days! Thanks for sharing! :)

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    1. You'll have to make it and let me know if it's similar :)

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  4. Yum. I need a slice of that this morning!! Looks delicious!!

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  5. My grandma used to make a coca cola cake that looks so similar to this recipe! It was delicious (as I'm sure yours is!)

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  6. I have heard of this, but never tried it! It looks easy and yummy!!

    Elizabeth
    allkindsofthingsblog.com

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  7. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this cake. And so did my friends! After I made it for one friend's birthday, another friend requested it. The frosting might be the best thing ever! So delicious!

    I blogged about my cake here: https://madefromscratchandsarcasm.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/is-there-a-doctor-in-the-house/

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    1. LOVE! Yes... anytime I bring it anywhere I end up emailing out the recipe the same night :)

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  8. Yum, this looks so good. I will try this today :) Thanks for the recipe.

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  9. When I was in high school (Alabama) our lunchroom ladies made this all the time! We had AWESOME school lunches!

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  10. Oh this looks awesome!! I can honestly say I have never made a cake without a cake mix????? this will be a new adventure for me! :)

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    1. Girl! It's so easy! Let me know what you think once you try it :)

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  11. I've never had it with cinnamon so I will have to try this recipe ASAP!!

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    1. The cinnamon isn't strong, but definitely adds to it. Let me know what you think when you make it :)

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  12. I have been dying to try a coca cola cake but I think I'll make this one first!!! It sounds so good! And that icing! Oh my!!!!

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