Irresistible Dr Pepper Chocolate Cake Recipe

Looking for a delicious chocolate cake recipe to try at home? How about an old fashioned Dr Pepper cake?

This is the cake that one of my sons asks for each birthday and any other event since he was 13. This is the cake recipe your family will ask you to make over and over again to make.

So beware if you cook this once, you’ll be cooking it from here on out. Let’s get started.

Dr Pepper Cake

Our youngest just had a birthday last week, he turned 17.  He LOVES Dr. Pepper and he mentioned to his girlfriend that he loved Dr. Pepper Cake, so she said she would make him one.

My friend Susan has this fantastic cake recipe, so I gave it to his girlfriend to make for him, and he loved it!  So, I thought I would share this yummy recipe here.

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Yield: 10

Dr Pepper Chocolate Cake

Prep Time: 19 minutes

Cook Time: 22 minutes

Additional Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 51 minutes

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Ingredients

• Cake:
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 cup Dr. Pepper (to get that Dr Pepper flavor)
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (I am adding in the extra)
• 1 tsp or just a bit of almond extract
• Frosting:
• About 2/3 bag of powdered sugar (not a box) How much is that?
• 1 stick real butter or unsalted butter
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1/4 cup of cocoa (to get that chocolate flavor)
• Enough milk for right consistency…roughly 1/4 cup
• 2 tsp. vanilla (this is also a rough estimate because I pour)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Sift the dry ingredients: flour, sugars, baking soda with cocoa into a large bowl and set aside.
3. Pour Dr. Pepper into a saucepan and add chocolate chips. Heat on low, stirring until the chips are just melted. Remove from heat and set aside.
4. Combine eggs, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, and almond extract in a mixing bowl and beat with a standing mixer or hand mixer on medium, not low speed, for 2 minutes.
5. Gradually add chocolate/Dr. Pepper mixture while the mixer is running and beat for another minute. Gradually add the flour/sugar mixture. Now you have the cake batter done.
6. Divide into either two or three pans. I am into frosting, so I like three thinner layers to get frosting in the middle of each piece of cake. If you do this, make sure you alter your cooking time. It calls for a cooking time of 30-35 minutes for two layers, but I think it only cooked for about 22 minutes with three layers.
7. Freeze the warm cake layers before icing. It would be best if you had a cooled cake, so you don't get warm frosting that will run all over and off of your cake

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Nutrition Information

Yield

10

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 728Total Fat 45gSaturated Fat 15gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 26gCholesterol 89mgSodium 343mgCarbohydrates 74gFiber 3gSugar 45gProtein 9g

This calculation is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a doctor or dietitian. This calculator is a guide, but makes no guarantee of being exact or fully accurate.

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This tasty cake is such a crowd pleaser it will make your mouth water. This Dr. Pepper cake might even be your new weeknight dessert.

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Ingredients for the best Dr Pepper Chocolate Cake

• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 cup Dr. Pepper (to get that Dr Pepper flavor)
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (I am adding in the extra)
• 1 tsp or just a bit of almond extract

Easy Chocolate Cake Homemade Frosting

• About 2/3 bag of powdered sugar (not a box) How much is that?
• 1 stick real butter or unsalted butter
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1/4 cup of cocoa (to get that chocolate flavor)
• Enough milk for right consistency…roughly 1/4 cup
• 2 tsp. vanilla (this is also a rough estimate because I pour)

Tools You Will need

• Baking Pan
• Plastic Wrap
• Airtight Container
• Large Bowl
• Hand Mixer, Electric Mixer, or Standing Mixer
• Cake Pan, or Sheet Pan

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• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift the dry ingredients: flour, sugars, baking soda with cocoa into a large bowl and set aside.
• Pour Dr. Pepper into a saucepan and add chocolate chips. Heat on low, stirring until the chips are just melted. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Combine eggs, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, and almond extract in a mixing bowl and beat with a standing mixer or hand mixer on medium, not low speed, for 2 minutes. Gradually add chocolate/Dr. Pepper mixture while the mixer is running and beat for another minute. Gradually add the flour/sugar mixture. Now you have the cake batter done.

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• Divide into either two or three pans. I am into frosting, so I like three thinner layers to get frosting in the middle of each piece of cake. If you do this, make sure you alter your cooking time. It calls for a cooking time of 30-35 minutes for two layers, but I think it only cooked for about 22 minutes with three layers. I always set the timer for less time and check it to take it out AS SOON AS POSSIBLE for optimum moisture. You can also do the toothpick test.

• Freeze the warm cake layers before icing. It would be best if you had a cooled cake, so you don’t get warm frosting that will run all over and off of your cake.

This great cake will be added to your list of easy recipes with its best chocolate frosting and its unique flavor. It will be the talk of the night.