Cherry Dr. Pepper Cake

[kjstrukel]

Saw this and had to try.  It was DELICIOUS!!!

Ingredients:
1 (15.25 ounce) box super moist chocolate fudge cake mix (dry)
12 ounces Dr. Pepper Cherry (room temperature)
1 (18 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, divided
2 (1 cup) sticks salted butter (room temperature)
7 cups powdered sugar

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13x2 baking pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
In a large bowl combine cake mix and soda. Whisk until combined. Set aside.
Remove 24 cherries from the jar, remove stems and cut cherries into fourths. Add cut cherries to cake batter. Whisk again until combined.
Pour batter into the prepared baking pan. Smooth with a spatula so the cake is even.
Place the cake in the center of the oven and bake 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Meanwhile: Add butter to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment (or place in a large bowl and use and hand mixer).
Beat butter until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Add sugar 1 cup at a time until it is all incorporated (beating between each addition).
Add 3 ounces (6 tablespoons) maraschino cherry juice from the jar and beat until mixture is light and fluffy.
Frost the cake with all of the icing and garnish with remaining cherries.

Notes:
Do not add the ingredients that the cake mix calls for. This recipe is just for the dry mix.
If icing is too thick, add more cherry juice 1 tablespoon at a time until you reach your desired consistency, beating in between each addition.
If it is too thin add powdered sugar 1 tablespoon at a time until you reach your desired consistency, beating in between each addition.

[pstovall]

OMG, that sounds so good!  Alas, my family is now on a low carb diet, and all these wonderful types of recipes are a no-no!  I am trying to find alternative ingredients, and healthy substitutes, but it's a challenge.  I've been trying for three years to discover a healthy, tasty, low carb, alternative to sugar without success.  All of the "natural" substitutes that I've encountered taste weird/bad to me or have other undesirable attributes.  I know there's something out there.  I will keep searching.

[Skyisbluetoday]

           This one looks delicious. I tried making a cake with a Coke years ago. I didn't seem to enjoy it. Unsure if I made it right or not. I might have to try making another cake with a some kind of Coke or Pepsi product again some day.           

[dreamyxo]

That sounds delicious.  I have used soda before in place of oil and eggs in a cake recipe.

[surveygrabber]

Sounds like a tasty treat. I'll have to try it sometimes.

[mapiklfish]

I'm not a big sugar person so doesn't do much for me.  My husband would probably like it.  If I am going to have cake, I want chocolate.

[tantricia44]

Yummy!