Brats Dr Pepper Cake

• Cake
• 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
• Frosting
• 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)

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).

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/brats-dr-pepper-cake-73587 (may not work)