6 Tbsp vegetable shortening (or 6 more tablespoons of butter)
4 cups sifted confectioners sugar
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ cup Dr. Pepper
1½ teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
Heat oven to 350 degrees
Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
In a medium mixing bowl, add brown sugar and stir to break up well. Sift together flour, white sugar, cocoa and baking soda into bowl with brown sugar. Stir quickly to combine. Set aside.
Pour Dr. Pepper into a small sauce pan and add chocolate. Heat on low, stirring often until the chips are just melted. Take off heat and set aside.
In a medium bowl combine eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Mix on medium speed for about two minutes or until well combined. With mixer running, slowly drizzle in Dr. Pepper/chocolate mixture, and then continue beating for one minute. Drop mixer to low and gradually add dry ingredients then return speed to medium and beat for two additional minutes.
Pour batter into a 9 x 13 pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Take a toothpick and insert it into the center of cake to check to see if done. It comes out of clean; its done. If not then put back in over for a few more minutes.
FROSTING: Add butter and shortening to a mixing bowl and beat until soft and fluffy. Stop mixer, and add confectioners sugar and cocoa. Continue to mix on medium speed until combined. Increase speed to high, and drizzle in Dr. Pepper and vanilla very slowly, to thin frosting. Continue beating until light and fluffy, about one additional minute.
Frost cake! Enjoy!
Recipe by JAQUO Lifestyle Magazine at https://jaquo.com/dr-pepper-chocolate-cake/