Dr Pepper Cake

Simple, classic Dr Pepper Cake. Do you remember this from your childhood? I know I do! Moist, rich, deep chocolate flavor enhanced by Dr. Pepper gives it a unique flavor not found in a traditional chocolate cake.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword easy cake recipes

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Total Time 40

Servings servings

Calories 455kcal

Author Nicole Cook

Ingredients

for the cake:

1 ½ cup Dr. Pepper soda
½ cup vegetable or canola oil
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoons baking soda
2 eggs
½ cup buttermilk

For the Chocolate Topping

4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
4 tablespoons milk
2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Cake:

preheat oven to 350F and grease a 13x9 baking pan.
combine the dr pepper, oil, butter, and cocoa powder in a saucepan over medium heat. bring to a simmer, mix well, and remove from heat.
add sugar, flour, and baking soda to the pan and mix well.
in a separate bowl, beat the eggs and buttermilk together. add a small amount of the hot batter to the egg mixture (a couple tablespoons) and mix well. then add the egg mixture to the batter and mix well.
pour into greased pan and bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
while the cake is cooling, make the glaze.

Topping:

combine the butter, cocoa powder, and milk together in a saucepan over medium heat.
when the butter is melted and the mixture is combined, whisk in the sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, until fully incorporated and smooth.
pour over the warm cake.

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