Dr. pepper cake

 
                              Dr. Pepper Cake
 
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   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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    1      cup           margarine
    1      cup           Dr. Pepper
    4      tablespoons   cocoa
    1 1/2  teaspoons     cinnamon
    3      cups          flour -- sifted
    2      cups          sugar
      1/2  teaspoon      salt
    2                    eggs -- well beaten
      1/2  cup           buttermilk
    1      teaspoon      baking soda
                         ---DR. PEPPER FROSTING---
      1/2  cup           Dr. Pepper
      1/4  cup           margarine
    3                    table         spoons   cocoa
    3      cups          powdered sugar -- sifted
      1/2  cup           pecans -- chopped
    1      teaspoon      vanilla
 
 Heat Dr. Pepper with margarine, but do not boil.  Set aside.  Sift together
 flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and cocoa.  Beat together eggs, buttermilk,
 vanilla, and baking soda.  Add hot Dr. Pepper mixture to dry ingredients.
  Stir in egg mixture, and blend well.  Pour into greased and floured
 15x10-inch sheet cake pan.  Bake at 350 deg. for 25 minutes.
 For frosting:  About 5 minutes before cake is done, heat Dr. Pepper,
 margarine, and cocoa.  Stir in powdered sugar, pecans, and vanilla. Spread
 frosting on while cake is still hot.
 
 
 
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 NOTES : Taken from Baylor University Alumni Association cookbook-"Homecoming:
 Special Foods, Special Memories"
 
 
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