Dr. Pepper Cake

By DIANETHORNTON

This is just a great cake that I learned about from a friend. It seems coke is used in a lot of recipes and also 7-up/Sprite. This is unique in that it uses Dr. Pepper.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup Dr. Pepper cola
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• chopped nuts
• 1/4 cup Dr. Pepper cola
• 1 box powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

1 Heat 1 Cup of butter and Dr Pepper.

2 Add the cocoa, cinnamon, flour and sugar to the butter mixture.

3 Mix the eggs, buttermilk, soda and vanilla and add to the rest of the mixture.

4 Pour into prepared 8 or 9 inch pans.

5 Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

6 DR PEPPER ICING Heat butter, Dr Pepper and cocoa stirring until well blended.

7 Stir in remaining ingredients.

8 Frost cake.