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Ingredients
- CAKE:
- 2 C sifted flour
- 1 C sugar
- 1 C dark brown sugar
- 1 C unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 C Dr. Pepper
- 1/2 C chocolate chips
- 2 large eggs
- 1 C buttermilk
- 1 C vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- FROSTING:
- 3/4 C butter-flavored vegetable shortening
- 6 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 4 C sifted confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 C unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 C Dr. Pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350℉. 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 sauce pana nd add the chocolate chips. Heat on low, stirring often, until the chips are melted. Remove from 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.
Drop the mixer speed back to low and gradually add the dry ingredients. Pop the speed back up to medium and beat 2 minutes more. Divide the batter between the 2 pans.
Bake 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick poked into the center comes out clean. Cool the layers in the pans 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.
For the frosting, drop the shortening and butter into a mixer bowl and beat until soft and fluffy. Add the confectioners' 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 down a bit. Continue beatint until light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
Set 1 layer, top down, on a plate. Smear on 1 cup of frosting. Place other layer on top of the frosted one. Spread the rest of the frosting all over the top and sides of the cake, making attractive swirls.Serve, and accept the compliments.