Cherry Dr Pepper Cake

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By: Jill MillsPosted: Aug 2, 2018Updated: Apr 27, 2023

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I adore this Cherry Dr Pepper Cake. My favorite soda in the world is Dr Pepper and when you put it together with chocolate I am all in. Take your favorite boxed chocolate cake mix and add in just 4 other ingredients for this delicious and easy cake recipe.

This Dr Pepper Cake is so incredibly simple and turns out amazing. Just 2 ingredients for the cake and 3 ingredients for the frosting. The cake is so moist and full of chocolate and cherry flavor. Topped with homemade maraschino cherry frosting that melts in your mouth!

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Ingredients You Will Need:

(Full amounts in recipe box below)

1 box chocolate cake mix
Cherry Dr. Pepper
1 jar maraschino cherries
unsalted butter
powdered sugar
1 container of chocolate shavings (optional)

How To Make Cherry Dr Pepper Cake

Cake Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine the cake mix and soda
Cut the cherrie’s in half and mix into the batter
Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking dish
Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
Allow cake to cool completely before frosting

Maraschino Cherry Frosting Directions

Combine ingredients and mix until stiff.
Spread the frosting over the cooled cake.
Sprinkle the chocolate shavings onto the frosting and add a few cherries (if desired)
Place into the fridge for an hour to allow the frosting to harden before cutting!
Enjoy your delicious Cherry Dr Pepper Cake!

Tips:

Skip the diet soda and stick with the regular Cherry Dr Pepper when making this recipe.
Wear gloves when handling the cherries to prevent your fingers from turning pink.
Storing – This cake is best eaten within 3-4 days and can be stored on the counter covered in plastic wrap.

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5 from 24 votes

Cherry Dr. Pepper Cake

I adore this Cherry Dr Pepper Cake. My favorite soda in the world is Dr. Pepper and when you put it together with chocolate I am all in. Take your favorite boxed chocolate cake mix and add in the rest for this delicious recipe.

Servings: 16 servings

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 30 minutes mins

Total: 40 minutes mins

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Ingredients

▢ 1 box chocolate cake mix only using the dry mix
▢ 1 1/2 C Dr. Pepper Cherry
▢ 1 jar maraschino cherries with no stem Remove 24 cherries from the jar and set aside
▢ 1 C unsalted butter softened
▢ 3 C powdered sugar plus 2 more cups if needed
▢ 1 container of chocolate shavings Found at Hobby Lobby

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a 9x13 baking dish with pam baking spray and set aside
Using a standing mixer, mix together the cake mix and soda until combined
Cut the cherrie's in half and mix into the batter
Pour the cake batter into the baking dish
Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
Allow cake to cool completely before frosting

Cherry Frosting:

Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter, powdered sugar and cherry juice until combined and stiff
If your frosting is thin, add in another cup of powdered sugar
Scoop the frosting onto the cake and and smooth evenly with a angled spatula
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Sprinkle the chocolate shavings onto the frosting and add a few cherries
Place into the fridge for an hour to allow the frosting to harden before cutting!
Enjoy!

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22 comments on “Cherry Dr Pepper Cake”

Donna
Apr 19, 2024 at 11:48 am

Can this be make if the Dr Pepper in flat ?( lost its carbonation ? Donna
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1. Jill
  Apr 19, 2024 at 10:03 pm
  
  Hi Donna. The carbonation does help with the texture but yes it will turn out fine using flat Dr Pepper.
Cindy
Jan 12, 2024 at 8:53 pm

Is this regular Dr pepper or is there an actual cherry version. To me Dr P tastes like black cherry
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1. Jill
  Jan 14, 2024 at 1:51 pm
  
  Hi Cindy. This recipe uses a cherry version of Dr Pepper. You could use regular Dr Pepper as well.
  See Also
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Becky
Oct 13, 2023 at 8:43 pm

Have you ever made this in a bundt pan?
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1. Jill
  Oct 14, 2023 at 5:00 pm
  
  Hi Becky. I haven’t tried this in Bundt pan but the amount of batter should work.
Jill H
Aug 1, 2023 at 4:57 pm

Hi. I don’t have cherry dr pepper, unfortunately.. all I have is cherry co*ke. I wonder if it will taste as good… hmmm
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1. Jill
  Aug 2, 2023 at 12:20 pm
  
  Hi Jill. Cherry co*ke will taste great as well.
Kate
Jun 15, 2023 at 2:18 pm

Is it possible to make this in two 8 or 9 inch round pans rather than a 9×13? I assume it would change the bake time and require more frosting, but any reason they might not stack well?
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1. Jill
  Jun 16, 2023 at 11:51 am
  
  Hi Kate. I’ve never tried that, but the round pans should work fine.
Sandie
May 4, 2023 at 11:02 am

Made this cake…very good. I cut back on baking time tho.
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Williams Vickie
Apr 29, 2023 at 12:24 am

I love your recipes.
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Melissa
Apr 8, 2023 at 1:36 pm

Here in my small town I cant find cherry Dr P. !!!!! Would cherry co*ke work? Or regular Dr P with an almond extract? Thoughts ? Thanks!!
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1. Jill
  Apr 8, 2023 at 6:42 pm
  
  Hey Melissa! I’m sure either would work just fine. I would try the Cherry co*ke personally.
Susan Ortega
Jan 30, 2023 at 5:41 pm

What size jar of cherries? My store carries many sizes!!
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1. Jill
  Jan 31, 2023 at 11:04 am
  
  Hey Susan, you will need about 16 oz but will not use them all. You will need about 27 for the recipe and some juice. You can use some of these for the frosting and garnish if you wish.
LuvLeeRita
Jan 29, 2023 at 3:50 pm

I love Chocolate and Cherry Dr. Pepper so the combination in a cake sounds amazing. Question, would it be okay to use Diet Cherry Dr. Pepper instead or does the recipe need the real sugar to make it work?
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1. Jill
  Jan 31, 2023 at 11:12 am
  
  Yes, you can use diet.
Gail Kilman
Jan 30, 2020 at 12:40 am

Cherry Dr Pepper is my beverage of choice so I’m excited to try this recipe. Maybe I missed it, how much cherry juice is needed in the frosting, please
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1. Judi Harman-Gordon
  Jan 28, 2022 at 10:38 am
  
  3 ounces (6 tablespoons) maraschino cherry juice
Bea Kuchta
Jan 16, 2020 at 5:14 pm

Don’t we have to only use 10 ounces of soda, since the recipe was created when cake mixes came in 18.5 oz boxes and they only come in 15.5 ounce boxes now? It seems to be that 1/6 of the cake mix is missingl. We have to decrease the amount of soda to compensate, so 10 oz instead of the entire 12 oz can. Just my brain doing some math.
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1. Karen
  Mar 23, 2022 at 11:37 am
  
  I just bought an extra cake mix and used 3 more Oz (about 1/2C) I’m pretty put out with these company’s for doing this without any announcement that I heard if anyway.. lots of failed recipes without this knowledge .

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