DR. PEPPER CAKE

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Taken from Baylor University Alumni Association cookbook - "Homecoming: Special Foods, Special Memories"

Provided by Vicki Butts (lazyme)

Categories     Cakes

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 c margarine or butter
1 c dr pepper
4 Tbsp cocoa
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
3 c flour, sifted
2 c sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs, well beaten
1/2 c buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
DR. PEPPER FROSTING:
1/2 c dr pepper
1/4 c margarine or butter
1 tsp vanilla
3 Tbsp cocoa
3 c powdered sugar, sifted
1/2 c pecans, chopped

Steps:

  • 1. Heat Dr. Pepper with margarine, but do not boil. Set aside.
  • 2. Sift together flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and cocoa.
  • 3. Beat together eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, and baking soda.
  • 4. Add hot Dr. Pepper mixture to dry ingredients.
  • 5. Stir in egg mixture, and blend well.
  • 6. Pour into greased and floured 15x10-inch sheet cake pan.
  • 7. Bake at 350 deg. for 25 minutes.
  • 8. For frosting: About 5 minutes before cake is done, heat Dr. Pepper, margarine, and cocoa.
  • 9. Stir in powdered sugar, pecans, and vanilla.
  • 10. Spread frosting on while cake is still hot.

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