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Maybe You Can Help…

April 17, 2010 by Joy the Baker 165 Comments

Dr Pepper Cake

Here are the facts:

I had grand plans to make a Dr Pepper cake for a certain cute red headed boy for his birthday.

I had these grand plans because I wanted to impress this certain boy with my ninja-like baking skills.

I found a book.  I found a recipe.  I bought Dr. Pepper.  I whipped up the batter.  I threw together the frosting.  I married the cake and frosting.

Aaaaand…

Dr Pepper Cake

Dr Pepper Cake

Gross.  Icky.  Yuck.  Creepy moist.  Too sweet.  Thumbs down.  Not good.  Not cute.  Not any way to celebrate a birthday.

Maybe the addition of marshmallows should have been a red flag.

Dr Pepper Cake

I had to go with the ‘it’s the thought that counts’ defense… sort of unacceptable when your name is Joy the (freaking) Baker.

Now you know the facts.  Now maybe you can help.

What’s your favorite soda pop cake recipe?  I’ve got to redeem myself.  Any suggestions?

Dr Pepper Cake

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  1. Mom

    July 10, 2010 at 6:52 pm

    I have never had a root beer or coke or seven Up cake, and they sound good!

    My neighbor in Carrollton, Georgia brought us an orange slice cake when we moved into the neighborhood. She had used a regular yellow cake ( any kind of cake would do fine) and then cut those orange slice candies with scissors she dipped into flour. I don’t remember what icing was used!! It really didn’t need icing! It was kind of her!! Other neighbors brought us homemade preserves, pickles, pickled okra, bouquets of flowers and ears of just picked corn!! It was the only time any neighbors welcomed us like this!!

    I got onto this site trying to find a cake icing that is not so sweet. The canned icings are just icky, make our teeth shudder!!! I had to scrape off some Duncan Hines icing before we could eat the cake today, and the boxed cake was too sweet too, won’t make it again. Recently also cut down on salt, or did away with it entirely on some food, and lost lost 7 pounds in 10 days, know it was not fat but water!!!Whatever, my pants fit better!!! Cheers!

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  2. Lindsey

    June 15, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    Well my favorite is Coca- Cola Cake. Cracker Barrel makes it, it’s our family fav.

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  3. Jeannette

    June 15, 2010 at 12:49 pm

    I know that this is probably wayyyy late but I hear amazing things about the rootbeer bundt cake (which can obviously be dubbed into cuppies or I imagine a layer cake?) in the Baked book. For next time. It’s the thought that counts, dammit. Screw anyone who says differently ;)

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