Description
Whipping up Dr Pepper Cake feels like a sweet Southern tradition passed down through generations. Rich chocolate cake soaked with soda brings crazy-good flavor that’ll make your dessert table the talk of any gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 1 cup Dr Pepper
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Supporting Ingredients:
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Seasoning/Leavening Agents:
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Warm your oven precisely to 350°F, creating the perfect environment for baking.
- Generously coat a 9×13 inch baking pan with butter and dust with flour, ensuring no sticky spots remain.
- Sift together 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, ½ cup cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and ½ teaspoon salt in a large mixing bowl.
- Crack 2 large eggs into a separate bowl and whisk them with 1 cup Dr Pepper, ½ cup vegetable oil, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until thoroughly blended.
- Gently fold the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients, stirring until the batter becomes completely smooth with no flour pockets visible.
- Transfer the entire batter into your prepared pan, spreading it evenly to the edges with a rubber spatula.
- Slide the pan into the preheated oven and bake for exactly 32 minutes, checking doneness with a clean toothpick inserted in the center.
- Remove the cake and allow it to rest at room temperature for 45-60 minutes before cutting and serving.
Notes
- Save flat Dr Pepper from the fridge for deeper flavor complexity in the cake.
- Check cake doneness by gently pressing the center, which should spring back when fully baked.
- For dairy-free adaptation, replace eggs with flax eggs and use vegetable oil instead of butter.
- Enhance chocolate taste by adding a tablespoon of strong brewed coffee to the batter for richer depth.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30-35 minutes
- Category: Cakes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 289 kcal
- Sugar: 27 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 39 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 37 mg