I’ve been wanting to make this cake recipe forever. Mike is the biggest Dr. Pepper fiend I know. It’s bad. Really bad. He almost took his best friend (a Dr. Pepper enthusiast as well) to the Dr. Pepper facorty in Texas for said friend’s Bachelor Party. I’m serious.
As a surprise for Otto’s birthday, I finally made a Dr. Pepper cake. My original inspiration came from the Chocolate Cherry Dr. Pepper Cupcakes over at Key Ingredient. I didn’t have Maraschino cherries, I’m not a huge fan of them to being with, or grenadine, so I left out the cherry part.
Since this cake was for Otto’s and he’s pretty much obsessed with Batman, I had to go there. I had a major mishap morning of the party when I tried to decorate the cake. Thank goodness for Mike and his brilliant suggestion. Everything cake out just fine and I won’t be making that mistake again. {Don’t worry I’ll begrudgingly tell you what happened.}

Chocolate Dr. Pepper Cake
Ingredients
Cake:
- 2 1/4 cups Dr. Pepper
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour {or 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour and 1/4 cup cornstarch}
- 2 eggs
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 1 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- Pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup sour cream {yum!}
Decorations:
- 2 cans store bought whipped vanilla frosting
- Yellow food coloring {I used Wilton buttercup yellow}
- Chocolate Jimmies
- Yellow Nonpareils
- Batman logo stencil
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
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Prepare two 9″ x 13″ baking pans by spreading with Miracle Pan Release or coat with non-stick cooking spray
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In a medium saucepan, bring Dr. Pepper to a gentle boil. Place chocolate and butter into a bowl and pour hot Dr. Pepper over top. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes.
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Whisk chocolate mixture until smooth. {Mine wasn’t smooth, but it wasn’t super clumpy}
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Stir in sugar, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, vanilla, and sour cream.
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Add flour in 2 additions, alternating with eggs and whisk til smooth. The mixture will be runny.
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Divide batter evenly between prepared baking pans. Bake for 25 to 28 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from over and cool completely in pan.
The cake looks great. I think my Batman obsessed husband would appreciate this more than my boys.
Julie.. with all the panic you encountered this cake looks FAB! Super cute… Otto I am sure Loved it so so much! Way to go mom!!
Very impressive!! That is the coolest cake!!! I bet you had a very happy 3 year old!
I'm so glad I'm following you! Finally a cake that looks awesome that I might actually be able to try myself. Thanks so much for posting:)
Katie
http://www.funhomethings.com
It sounds fabulous and looks awesome! My daughter loves Batman, thanks for the instructions on how 'not' to do a stencil. Found you at Your Gonna Love IT
Cool cake. And way cool pan release trick. Thanks for linking.
BTW, I totally got what “Ehhnnt!” was! Tee hee!
Wow this cake looks awesome 🙂 I love batman XD
Amy x
http://dontfeedthebirdsplease.blogspot.co.uk/
Oh my gosh yum! My husband is a HUGE Dr. Pepper fan too so maybe I'll try this for his birthday 🙂
Thanks for sharing at The Fun In Functional!
What a great idea for a cake. Love the batman stencil! Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday. Please come back on Sunday to VOTE!
Looks like a great recipe. Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday and hope to see you this week.
http://marlys-thisandthat.blogspot.com
I am a huge Dr. Pepper fan…can't wait to try this cake out!!! Thanks for sharing on Trick or Treat Tuesday!!
Just wanted to let you know I featured this on my blog today! You can check out the feature here: http://practicallyfunctional.net/2012/09/the-fun-in-functional-link-party-15/
You did good!