With 23 different flavors, no wonder people started adding Dr Pepper to their cakes.
Ingredients:
Sheet Cake
1 ½ cups spicy, fruity cola soft drink (such as Dr Pepper)
1 cup butter
½ cup unsweetened cocoa
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
½ cup whole buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Rich Fudge Icing
½ cup butter
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
¼ cup spicy, fruity cola soft drink (such as Dr Pepper)
2 tablespoons whole milk
4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Additional Ingredient
1 ½ cups coarsely chopped toasted pecans
Directions:
Prepare the Sheet Cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 17 ½- x 12 ½-inch rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Bring cola, butter, and unsweetened cocoa to a boil in a medium sauce-pan over medium-high, stirring often. Remove from heat.
Whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Add cola mixture; whisk until blended. Whisk in eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Pour batter into prepared baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 16 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven.
Prepare the Rich Fudge Icing: Cook butter and cocoa in a medium saucepan over medium-low, whisking often, until butter melts and mixture is smooth, about 1 minute. Reduce heat to low; whisk in cola and milk until blended. Gradually add powdered sugar, whisking constantly until blended. Whisk in vanilla.
Pour warm icing over warm cake; gently spread in an even layer. Sprinkle with pecans. Cool completely in baking sheet on a wire rack, about 1 hour.
As posted on SouthernLiving.com.