Brats Dr Pepper Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 box german chocolate cake mix
• 1 (3 1/4 ounce) box vanilla instant pudding mix
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1 (12 ounce) can dr. pepper cola
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 lb powdered sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup maraschino cherry (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cake: combine first 3 ingredients, beating with mixer until well blended.
• 2 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3 add dr pepper, mix well (about 5 min on med to med high speed will thicken that batter).
• 4 pour batter into 3 waxed-paper-lined 9 inch cake pans.
• 5 (if you choose cherries, replace 1/4 cup of dr. pepper with 1/4 cup cherry juice).
• 6 bake 15 325 degrees for 35 min.
• 7 cool in pans 10 min.
• 8 before removing.
• 9 frost when cool.
• 10 frosting:beat first 5 ingredients until light and fluffy.
• 11 (mix in pecans or cherries optional).
• 12 or (use cherries or pecans as decoration after cake is frosted).