Dr Pepper Cake Recipe

Ingredients
For the Cake
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour (270 grams)
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (28 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda (6 grams)
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup vegetable oil (200 grams)
- 1½ cups granulated sugar (300 grams)
- ½ cup brown sugar (107 grams)
- 2 large eggs (100 grams, room temperature)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract (8 grams)
- 1½ cups Dr Pepper soda (341 grams)
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream; 57 grams, room temperature)
For the Frosting
- ¼ cup unsalted butter (57 grams, room temperature (½ stick))
- 3 cups powdered sugar (339 grams)
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (21 grams)
- ⅓ cup Dr Pepper soda (76 grams)
Instructions
- 1
For the Cake
- 2
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan and line it with parchment paper.
- 3
Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt to a large bowl and whisk until combined.
- 4
Whisk
- 5
In a separate bowl, whisk together the oil, sugars, eggs, and vanilla extract. Whisk in the Dr Pepper. Then, whisk in the Greek yogurt.
- 6
Mix
- 7
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix with an electric hand mixer until just combined.
- 8
Bake
- 9
Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan, and bake for 33-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Let the cake cool completely before frosting.
35 min - 10
For the Frosting
- 11
Cream
- 12
Once the cake has cooled, make the frosting the frosting: cream the butter with an electric hand mixer until smooth.
- 13
Add in the powdered sugar and cocoa powder and mix to combine.
- 14
Mix
- 15
Add in the Dr Pepper, and mix again until the frosting reaches a smooth and creamy consistency.
- 16
Frost the cake in the pan or invert the cake onto a rack or flat surface. Then, frost.
Nutrition
Per serving (based on 24 servings)

