i needed cake. cookies. pastry. no, not pastry, i needed something quick, easy, and sickeningly sweet. so i found this dr. pepper cake.
but in our house, it was "dr w" cake - since we have wegmans dr w instead of dr pepper.
but i made some modifications -
the sugar seems like a lot - a full two cups, in addition to a full can of soda. so i reduced it to 1 1/4 cups. it was still pretty sweet.
and i only made a half batch of glaze. for the same reason - i didn't want it to be so sickeningly sweet i couldn't take it. and a half batch was perfect.
the cake is good, even though it was a bit more dense like a brownie, but the dr pepper taste wasn't very strong. you can taste it, at the end of a bite, as long as you know it's there and you're looking for it. so sometime i'm going to try concentrating the dr pep flavor by boiling it off a bit first. we'll see how that goes.
dr pepper chocolate cake
from she wears many hats
for the cake:
1 1/2 cup Dr. Pepper soda
1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
1 stick unsalted butter (8 tablespoons)
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
- preheat oven to 350F and grease a 13x9 baking pan.
- combine the dr pepper, oil, butter, and cocoa powder in a saucepan over medium heat. bring to a simmer, mix well, and remove from heat.
- add sugar, flour, and baking soda to the pan and mix well.
- in a separate bowl, beat the eggs and buttermilk together. add a small amount of the hot batter to the egg mixture (a couple tablespoons) and mix well. then add the egg mixture to the batter and mix well.
- pour into greased pan and bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- while the cake is cooling, make the glaze.
for the glaze:
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
4 tablespoons milk
2 cups powdered sugar
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
4 tablespoons milk
2 cups powdered sugar
- combine the butter, cocoa powder, and milk together in a saucepan over medium heat.
- when the butter is melted and the mixture is combined, whisk in the sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, until fully incorporated and smooth.
- pour over the warm cake.
That looks amazing!!
ReplyDeleteI love Wegmans! You just won brownie points from me... No pun intended :)
ReplyDeleteI grew up in Roc so my love for Wegmans is undying. I recently moved to NYC and its horribly depressing...nothing compares.
ReplyDeletePs recipe looks great!!
it really looks fantastic. I want to try it.
ReplyDeleteI used the recipe from the Dinosaur Barbeque Cookbook for the cake the following for the icing:
ReplyDelete1/4 cup soft butter
3 tblsp cocoa
1/4 cup Dr Pepper
1 tsp. vanilla
2.5-3 cups conf. sugar
Just mix all together in your mixer (how hard is that!)
I made this for our Admin. Assistant's Birthday and it was a HUGE hit.
Next will be a "double the recipe" cake for a graduation party.
Mama
Oh my! This is so getting bookmarked!!!
ReplyDeleteKatie xox
I loved the glaze for this recipe and will definitely use it again in the future BUT the "cake" itself was more like a fudgy brownie. I was expecting it to be a little more cakey from looking at the pictures BUT you did say that it was really more dense than cakey-- you were right. Nonetheless, my husband did like it. Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteOH MAN I just drank the last of the Dr. Pepper (with real cane sugar!) but I have orange soda...? Bahahah! Doubt that would work though.
ReplyDeleteHow funny! I found your blog via Pinterest. Your photo of your "Dr. Pepper Cake" caught my eye - because I *just* posted a recipe for Dr. Pepper Blackberry pie on my blog! Love knowing there are other Dr. Pepper bakers - Ha! Check it out: http://lepetithibou.blogspot.com/2011/08/dr-pepper-blackberry-pie-or-farmer-made.html
ReplyDeleteI just made a 9x9 sized portion of this recipe, and it smells amazing! I cannot wait to cut into it.
ReplyDeletei wonder if you can use a chocolate cake mix instead of making one from scratch?
ReplyDeletehmm i bet you could use a cake mix and substitute dr pepper for the water that's usually called for in a mix. let me know how it goes!
ReplyDeleteCan you recommend a substitute for buttermilk? I think I have everything else but buttermilk is not something we keep here.
ReplyDeleteTo substitute buttermilk, add 1.5 teaspoons white vinegar to a half cup of milk. Stir & let sou for a few minutes before using.
ReplyDeleteButtermilk also freezes well. Whenever I buy it, I use what I need and freeze the rest in half cup paper cups. I usually use out within a month & haven't had any problems with it.