1 Margarine
1 Dr. pepper
Recipe by: Sandra Stoesser Wallace ’59 Preparation Time:
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 tablespoons 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
15×10-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.
Yields
5 Servings