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Dr Pepper Chocolate Cake

List of Ingredients








Dr. Pepper Texas Chocolate Cake

CAKE
2 cups sifted flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup Dr. Pepper
1/2 cup chocolate chips
2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla


FROSTING

3/4 cup butter-flavored vegetable shortening
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
4 cups sifted powdered sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup Dr Pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla


- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake
pans,
tapping out any extra flour. Sift together the flour, sugar, brown
sugar,
cocoa and baking soda into a bowl and set aside. Pour the Dr Pepper
into a
saucepan and add the chocolate chips. Heat on low, stirring often,
until the
chips are just melted. Pull off the heat and set aside.

- Combine the eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla in a mixer bowl and
mix on
medium speed until combined, about 2 minutes. With the mixer
running, slowly
pour in the Dr Pepper-chocolate mixture and continue beating until
combined,
about 1 minute.

- With mixer on low, gradually add the dry ingredients. Increase
speed to
medium and beat 2 minutes more. Divide the batter between the 2
pans. Bake
for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center
comes out
clean. Cool the layers in the pan for 10 minutes, then run a knife
around the
edges and flip the pans over onto a cooling rack. Gently lift off
the pans
and let the cake layers cool completely.

- To make frosting, beat shortening and butter in a mixer bowl until
soft and
fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and cocoa, and continue mixing until
combined.
Stir together the Dr Pepper and vanilla and very slowly pour it into
the
frosting, beating with the mixer on high speed to thin it a bit.
Continue
beating until light and fluffy, about 1 minute.

- Set first layer, top down, on a flat plate. Spread 1 cup of the
frosting on
top. Top with the second cake layer and spread the rest of the
frosting on
the top and sides of the cake, making attractive swirls. Makes 12
servings.

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