muffinman001's Recipe

Gourmade Afoota Chocolate Cake

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Cake:

• 2-cups Dr. Pepper
• 1-cup canola oil
• 4 sticks butter
• 6 tablespoons dark cocoa
• 4 cups granulated sugar
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1 ½ cups chopped macadamia nuts
Frosting:
• 1 container caramel frosting
• 2 containers dark chocolate frosting
• 2 containers cream cheese frosting
1. For cake: In a sauce pan, Bring Dr.Pepper, oil, butter, and cocoa to a boil, mix the sugar, flour, macadamia nuts and salt. Pour in the boiling liquid and beat well. Add the eggs, buttermilk, soda, almond extract and vanilla and beat well. Pour even amounts into 5 greased and floured 8 in. square cake pans and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
2. For Frosting: Frost the top of the first layer with cream cheese frosting. Add the next layer and repeat with cream cheese frosting. Repeat this step with the next two layers. After you add the 5th and final layer, frost this layer with caramel frosting. Frost sides with dark chocolate frosting.