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A delightfully chocolatey cake with a unique cola twist, topped with fudge frosting and pecans.
As the saying goes, you shouldn't mess with Texas... and it turns out, you shouldn't try to top its desserts either! Don't-Mess-With-Texas Cake is a delightfully chocolatey treat; a truly incredible experience for those obsessed with chocolate. The fizz from a fruity, spicy cola elevates this tender cake, adding new dimensions to the sweet chocolate flavor. Topped with melty, chocolate fudge frosting and crunchy, toasted pecans, Don't-Mess-With-Texas Cake is a treat with a taste the size of... well, a very large state indeed!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Dr Pepper®
- 1 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs lightly beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- fudge icing to taste, homemade or store-bought
- 1 1/2 cups pecans toasted and chopped
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Lightly grease a 17 1/2-inch x 12 1/2-inch sheet pan.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the soda, the oil, and the cocoa and stir to combine.
- Cook the soda mixture, while stirring often, until it comes to a boil.
- Transfer the saucepan from the heat.
- Allow the soda mixture to cool enough so it will not scramble the eggs.
- In a large bowl, add the flour, the granulated sugar, the brown sugar, the baking soda, and the salt and whisk to combine.
- Add the soda mixture to the flour mixture and whisk to combine until blended.
- Add the buttermilk, the eggs, and the vanilla to the soda mixture, whisking to combine.
- Pour the batter into the prepared sheet pan.
- Bake until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 18-22 minutes.
- Pour the fudge icing over the warm cake and spread it out evenly.
- Sprinkle the cake with the pecans.
- Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan, about 1 hour.
- Slice and serve.
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