Nowadays many people are vegan or vegetarian...but I grew up where my G-Ma would brine ribs or pork (for pulled pork) in Dr.Pepper or Mr. Pibb (a brand in the south almost the same) overnight and I think the soda does something to tenderize and flavor the bbq. I love Dr. Pepper as well. I made my daughter vegan BBQ using plant-based meat substitute and bake tofu using Dr.Pepper it was surprisingly good
My mom and I used to make this cake and use it in a layered dessert with whipped topping and fresh fruit like a trifle type dessert. Fast and easy and tasted great at least when layered in w everything!
@@Loves_Garden orange soda or lemon lime! Orange with lemon, orange or vanilla cake mix are all very good. Might go well w chocolate but haven't tried!
This is how I do quick and easy birthday cakes when I don't have time to bake. The soda flavors are less pronounced if you use chocolate cake mix, but sometimes mixing them so the flavors mesh well is fun too. Strawberry soda in lemon cake mix is pretty good.
Shannon that strawberry/ lemon actually sounds delicious and has peaked my interest. I'm not really into cakes but this cake seems like it is light and delicious.. thank you for your suggestion. 🥰
Another good two ingredient cake mix trick is a can of pumpkin puree. I recommend it with Spice cake mix. It's deliciously Autumnal. But chocolate is good too.
Back in college when I baked more often I would use 7up in place of water when I made the box mix because it made it moister and fluffier without messing with the flavor. Any time someone would ask I'd always swear by it.
For the citrus sodas, I would add fruit zest to the cake mix to give their flavor a boost. Orange zest in the Crush cake, lemon zest in the 7up and mountain dew cakes.
I've got an old recipe from my mom for Coca-cola Cake. It doesn't taste like Coke. It's a chocoholic's dream. It's chocolaty, rich, and moist. And the icing that goes on top is even more decadent. It's so moist that you can't make it as a layer cake. It has to be baked in a lasagna pan. The recipe for the icing calls for chopped pecans or walnuts, but I don't use them when I make it. I don't make it for myself; it's too much for just one person. I would only make it for parties or other gatherings. The problem is that too many people have nut allergies. So I leave the nuts out. Those who've had it before with the nuts in never complained about my leaving that ingredient out. They just oohed and aahed over the richness of the cake.
I wonder what the other funky, fun Mt. Dew flavors would taste like with the cake mix? Like, the Flamin' Hot Mt. Dew or the Major Melon Mt. Dew! Also, there's a "mystery" Fanta flavor called "What The Fanta" that's a bright blue color...those would be so fun to try!
I have made many Diet Coke cakes throughout the years. One box chocolate cake mix and one can Diet Coke. I “frost” with whipped cream and sprinkle mini chocolate chips on top for texture. It’s so fluffy and delicious and I don’t feel as guilty eating chocolate cake.
@@angelikaradominska5512 yes I know, but I still don’t feel as guilty without using the eggs and oils, etc. it was a weight watchers recipe I found years ago and it was only two points per piece.
@@angelikaradominska5512 well I only make it like once/year cuz I actually am not a huge fan of cake. And I know if I’m eating dessert, it’s gonna have a lot of sugar. Haha
The cake mix is 15.25 oz. because once you add the wet ingredients you should have 1lb of cake batter. Baking mixes are probably one of the only products that have remained consistent over the years as far as size goes. All because of baking’s precision of ingredient quantity and ratio.
Yep. You can't hide recipes going wrong, nor can you hide changes in ingredient recommendations to account for shrinkage. So they are forced to keep sizes consistent.
@@lovesamc depends on the type of mix, the vanilla one is 15.25, white is 16.25. the only real picture i can find of vanilla a few years ago is at 15.25 also, at least according to the images i'm finding from blogs posting stuff in 2019. i can't seem to find any past then. i'm sure it has to do how exact baking has to be to get the same results. clearly shrinkflation is a real thing, but doesn't look like it with the vanilla/white cake mix version at least...i haven't looked at the others. would be pretty noticeable to adjust cake mix sizes because the amount of liquids would change to super weird measurements.
@@rocksfire4390 I have seen some that are 16.25 but I think they are mostly 15.25 now, at least for the popular name brand ones. I know my grandma has some old recipes that call for cake mixes and we are needing to adjust those now because they are no longer 18.25. We didn’t even realize the difference at first until we started baking things. But, as it’s been stated before, baking is so precise so I’m hoping things don’t get smaller! 😂
I used to make these all the time as a teenager. My favorite combo was strawberry cake made with sprite. Cheap, quick, and vegan if you get the right cake mix.
I made one of these soda cakes with strawberry fanta for my birthday one year and loooved it. White/vanilla cake mix and strawberry soda made it taste kind of strawberry shortcake-y and a little artificial but in such a good way!
My mom always makes a 7-up cake for Christmas! It's super good, it's a 7-up bunt cake, and she makes a 7-up frosting with it. It's delicious! It honestly tastes just like a lemon cake 😊
Dump cake has been one of my VERY FAVORITE things ever since I was a kid. My grandma used to make them for me & now as an adult I like to make them because they are SO easy to veganize 🤤
There's a cookbook that called the "cake Dr", and it has hundreds of ways to use boxed cake mixes with other ingredients. I first learned of the 7 Up cake when I was a teenager. When I was older, someone I knew made a chocolate cake with Coke. I'm more of a dump cake person..but I don't take a lot of time layering. I dump each ingredient in, spread it out, and throw the whole thing in the oven.
Always thought of these as "dump cakes" as in you dump all the ingredients in together (no layering) in the same pan you bake it in, kinda mix it together and then bake it. We would take these camping whenever we had access to an oven (even a dutch oven works). My favorite was spice cake mix and dr pepper. It is very sweet and sticky. Great for camping though.
I do love the taste of soda pop when added to a cake mix. So much more flavorful than plain old water. Also, If you try mixing a liter of Sprite with some orange sherbet in a punch bowl - makes a punch perfect for just about any occasion.
I’ve made dump cake for years. It’s the favorite birthday cake, topped with ice cream. Cherry pie filling, crushed pineapple, chocolate cake mix, two sticks melted butter. It’s like Black Forest cake, but it’s goopy and amazing, especially topped with vanilla ice cream while still really warm.
If someone doesn't like soda, you can use any carbonated water (club soda). The cake won't rise as much as a regular cake or a canned soda mix cake would but it doesn't ruin the flavor of the cake mix and the cake is still moist. If you love lemon flavor, add 7-UP to a lemon cake mix. WOW! So good!
I love Chocolate Coke a Cola cake. Super moist. Especially with a nice fudge frosting. FYI- I highly recommend silicone cupcake liners. The cupcakes pop right out. Plus they are reusable.
I did this with boxed brownies, and a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon, it worked great! You can make beer cake, too, and it doesn’t turn out too sweet, it just has a more complex flavor! (I topped the brownies with bananas foster and it was great, if I made it again, I’d add ice cream for a banana brownie extravaganza)
I love making a dump cake mix I make different kinds I do apples with walnuts for fall I made a mixed berry one for Christmas time I’ve also done peach cobbler type one for summer there so convenient super quick to do I love making them
I grew up with this recipe! Just change the setting to camping with Girl Scouts and a Dutch oven with hot coals as our equipment. 😂 It was always super popular amongst the scouts and really easy to bring camping since the ingredients didn’t require refrigeration.
I made such a soda cake once for experimental purposes (regular size) and the crust had an interesting crunch to it. Definitely an option for an emergency cake.
Cake mix + diet soda in a toaster oven was how i made 2nd shift tech work fun without needing a ton of ingredients or a fridge. Definitely loved using diet cherry soda and chocolate cake mix for a black forest flavor.
My family's pie dough recipe has always used Sprite (or similar soda) as the wet ingredient. Works very well but doesn't make the pie crust taste like pop. I don't know how far back we've been doing that, but at least as far back as my grandmother.
Always interesting and amazing recipes/tutorials most of which I actually try! All of the fruit Nehi or Fanta colas make great cake! The rootbeer and cream soda also add good flavors!
I remember the first time I tried Dr Pepper when I was about four years old, before that the only pop I had tried was root beer and my mom's diet coke and it had such a rich sweet spicy taste I immediately loved it
This is a great way to make cakes for those who have egg allergies. Also love me some Dr Pepper! I’m from Canada and we couldn’t get it here for the longest time. Would only get it when we travelled to the states.
Fanta cake is really popular in Germany! A sheet cake with Fanta as an ingredient, canned peaches and a topping of cream/sour cream and cinnamon. Delicious!
I made cupcakes with Sprite and lemon cake mix and a lime frosting with lime zest. I was surprised that it was light, fluffy, tender and tasty. I'm going to try the orange creamsicle next. Orange soda and vanilla cake mix.
yay!!! i did these all the time as a kid, we would do mountain dew and root beer cupcakes a lot. though at home and with friends, we would add food coloring on top of it so it looked the color on top of tasting like it, so root beer we'd add brown, mountain dew green.... it was so fun and id love to do a Faygo cake sometime!!
This sounds so good, I'd love to try a cream soda and for sure the root beer one. I'm not a fan of anything with cherries so not a fan of Dr pepper at all. And happy summer time to you Emmy and family 💗💜💗
I made a Diet Dr Pepper and chocolate cake mix cupcakes years ago, i remember them being really yummy! No Dr Pepper flavor when mixed with the chocolate.
I've been doing this for years because of my daughters egg allergy for her birthday cakes and cupcakes. Although, I've only used cola, and dark sodas for chocolate cake and vice versa. Now I'm curious about actually tasting the flavors so I'll have to give it a try. Thanks Emmy!
I’m a big fan of this method when I’m on a budget- it’s been said adding coke to chocolate cake mix helps elevate the chocolate flavor; similarly, adding a citrusy soda to a citrusy cake enhances that flavor even more (ie 7Up to lemon cake or cream soda to vanilla). A favorite of mine is taking cherry coke & adding it to chocolate cake for something akin to a lindsor torte.
@@sophielorber4571 that’s what I was implying, but I couldn’t remember how to spell it, so I went with my best guess. I guess my memory is off- I went to Austria back in 2003 & one of the restaurants our tour group went to had what they called “cake” but it acted more like a torte because of its density. It was rich, had a thin layer of raspberry in the middle, then was topped with more raspberries & a dollop of whipped cream- elegant & indulgent.
@@17kiranime Oh how funny, I live in Austria and even the spelling was off I immediately thought of Linzer Torte! Glad you enjoyed it, it's one of my favorites as well.
Wow! I have been trying for years to put my finger on what flavor Dr Pepper really is. The minute I read your comment, it connected. It does taste like cream soda cola to me. Thanks for that description.
My used to make a boxed vanilla cake, bake it, poke holes which she filled with condensed milk. Put it in the fridge, then top it with strawberries and whipped cream or pineapple and cherries. Once we'd picked a bunch of blackberries and she used those and whipped cream. Yum!
I make a pina colada cake with vanilla pudding mix, crushed pineapple, shredded coconut. Mix and add maraschino cherries on top. Bake. That's a great way to doctor up a boxed cake mix.
In Weight Watchers over a decade ago, we were taught to mix cake mix with diet soda instead of egg and oil to reduce calories. I guy used to make and bring them. My favorite was a "black cherry" cake - chocolate cake mix, diet black cherry soda, and topped with "lite" cherry pie filling and fat free whipped topping instead of icing. Soda cakes are fine, but I (and my non-dieting family) prefer the mix + can of pumpkin puree + 1/2 can of water. Makes a cake so moist, frosting dissolves, and it's high in fiber.
I'll definitely have to try the Barq's one. I love root beer, I'll drink any brand, but Barq's is farrrr superior to Mug or any other brand I've tried (they all taste watered down).
Regarding the dump cakes, forty years ago when dump cakes first came out, they were super easy. 1. Dump dry cake mix in oblong cake pan. Dump 2 cans of pie filling evenly over cake mix. 3. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. 4. Melt 2 sticks butter and pour evenly over cake. 5. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes until browned and bubbling. Delicious with ice cream. And easy, no recipe required.
I usually make these kind of hacks with the rest of jam that I need to use before expiration date. The best cake I made was with an orange marmalade that I needed to use.
I had to try this -I have a bottle of Jones orange and cream soda -I measured out 1/4 box cake mix (115 grams) and 3oz soda to make 6 cupcakes -they are baking right now. Great idea since eggs are a premium these days
We made this when I was younger, but with diet sodas because we learned to do it while in weight watchers. Though we were told to use dark colored sodas with chocolate cake.
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Interesting video! I personally would have tried grape flavored soda, gingerale, and the seasonal flavored drinks from Mountain Dew and Dr. Pepper! Wondering if this would also work with the fruit flavored energy drinks 🤔
My mom and I made an orange and peach dump cake. It’s simple. Sliced peaches, dump orange cake on it and if you want some butter slices took til done. Was delicious
I take a can of the same soda for example orange and boil it down into a syrup for the top of my cupcakes or my cakes. Its really good especially if you poke holes for the syrup to soak down into it. I like Pepsi and Orange Sunkist or Grape Sunkist. Yummy ❣️ ❣️
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Cool. I'll have to try this recipe. Looks good. Mountain Dew is my favorite soft and so is Sunkist orange usually I mix Mountain Dew With Sunkist orange because Mountain Dew live wire doesn't taste as good as mixed it with Sunkist. Anyway this recipe looks simple enough and looks like it would taste good. Going to have to try this.
I think the separating and filming process kinda prevented your rise from being better. The trick with a pop cake is partially that it's easy and fast, but the downside is that being fast isn't an optional thing so much as you gotta be quick or the carbonation that works in your favor stabilizes and reacts with the mix and it won't rise as well.
I know it would be super sweet, but if you made frosting out of the sodas and matched them up, and yes I love Dr Pepper, but its expensive here in Australia, so I like sarsaparilla instead, awesome video Emmy, love the cakes, brilliant idea 👍🏼👍🏼🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘Cheers from Melbourne Australia
Dr. Pepper fan here. It reminds me of my grandfather; he'd always give us a bottle when we were at his house, much to my mom's dismay I'm sure!
Best soda. Way better than Coke.
Childhood memories here as well: Dr Pepper, dill pickle potato chips, and Tintin books.
Grandparents are the best!🧡
Nowadays many people are vegan or vegetarian...but I grew up where my G-Ma would brine ribs or pork (for pulled pork) in Dr.Pepper or Mr. Pibb (a brand in the south almost the same) overnight and I think the soda does something to tenderize and flavor the bbq. I love Dr. Pepper as well. I made my daughter vegan BBQ using plant-based meat substitute and bake tofu using Dr.Pepper it was surprisingly good
Dr pepper is the first soda I can remember trying. Been my favorite ever since.
My mom and I used to make this cake and use it in a layered dessert with whipped topping and fresh fruit like a trifle type dessert. Fast and easy and tasted great at least when layered in w everything!
THAT SOUNDS DELICIOUS STOPP
oh man that sounds so yummy. Might have to try that out.😊
What kind of soda did you guys use most or like best?
@@Loves_Garden orange soda or lemon lime! Orange with lemon, orange or vanilla cake mix are all very good. Might go well w chocolate but haven't tried!
This is how I do quick and easy birthday cakes when I don't have time to bake. The soda flavors are less pronounced if you use chocolate cake mix, but sometimes mixing them so the flavors mesh well is fun too. Strawberry soda in lemon cake mix is pretty good.
Chocolate cake mix taste good with coke
that sounds delicioussss good idea
Cherry vanilla colas or DrP in chocolate mix!
I bet you could do some crazy flavored cakes with Jones soda
Shannon that strawberry/ lemon actually sounds delicious and has peaked my interest. I'm not really into cakes but this cake seems like it is light and delicious.. thank you for your suggestion. 🥰
I’ve done ginger ale with spice cake and it was pretty good.
See my comment.
😋 sounds good
try it with ginger beer, even more flavor.
OOH I bet that would be soooo good!
Orange soda cake with whipped cream on top would be delish
with vanilla cake! like a creamsicle
A real Creamsicle!
Another good two ingredient cake mix trick is a can of pumpkin puree. I recommend it with Spice cake mix. It's deliciously Autumnal. But chocolate is good too.
That ones my favorite! You should also try it with a box of gingerbread!
Perfect for fall. 🍂
Do you use the 15 oz can of purée? Besides purée do you add anything else?
@@cyana5867 Yes the 15 oz can and just the pumpkin and the cake mix.
@@alib8758 Thanks! I will definitely try this!
Back in college when I baked more often I would use 7up in place of water when I made the box mix because it made it moister and fluffier without messing with the flavor. Any time someone would ask I'd always swear by it.
For the citrus sodas, I would add fruit zest to the cake mix to give their flavor a boost. Orange zest in the Crush cake, lemon zest in the 7up and mountain dew cakes.
Or a little lemon extract
My son had an egg allergy as a child so I made this recipe with a Sprite all of the time.
It's a common hack for vegans. Doesn't work on homemade cake mix though.
Here in Sweden we have some really nice raspberry and passionfruit sodas that might be interesting as cupcakes.
And there's also Strawberry Fanta!
Mmm...those flavor sound delicious.
mmmm, now you have me thinking about fizzy home brewed kombucha... mango, or blueberry, or strawberry basil
I've got an old recipe from my mom for Coca-cola Cake. It doesn't taste like Coke.
It's a chocoholic's dream. It's chocolaty, rich, and moist. And the icing that goes on top is even more decadent.
It's so moist that you can't make it as a layer cake. It has to be baked in a lasagna pan.
The recipe for the icing calls for chopped pecans or walnuts, but I don't use them when I make it. I don't make it for myself; it's too much for just one person. I would only make it for parties or other gatherings. The problem is that too many people have nut allergies. So I leave the nuts out. Those who've had it before with the nuts in never complained about my leaving that ingredient out. They just oohed and aahed over the richness of the cake.
How can you post something like this and not include the recepie? Monster! (Just kidding)
Do share the recipe! That's sounds amazing
You always gotta have a great chocolate cake recipe!
@@ricebeansrockroll882
I'll post the recipe this afternoon.
Chocoholic's dream? Count me in.
I wonder what the other funky, fun Mt. Dew flavors would taste like with the cake mix? Like, the Flamin' Hot Mt. Dew or the Major Melon Mt. Dew! Also, there's a "mystery" Fanta flavor called "What The Fanta" that's a bright blue color...those would be so fun to try!
I have made many Diet Coke cakes throughout the years. One box chocolate cake mix and one can Diet Coke. I “frost” with whipped cream and sprinkle mini chocolate chips on top for texture. It’s so fluffy and delicious and I don’t feel as guilty eating chocolate cake.
Yep I did this too!
@Kate B please read the ingredients - you have plenty of sugar in cake mix
@@angelikaradominska5512 yes I know, but I still don’t feel as guilty without using the eggs and oils, etc. it was a weight watchers recipe I found years ago and it was only two points per piece.
@@KateB813 half of this one box is sugar I do not know how this is possible
@@angelikaradominska5512 well I only make it like once/year cuz I actually am not a huge fan of cake. And I know if I’m eating dessert, it’s gonna have a lot of sugar. Haha
I used this with Mountain Dew for my husband because its his favourite drink, and plain white cake mix. He really liked it and it was easy.
Do the Dew.
That sounds yummy!
The cake mix is 15.25 oz. because once you add the wet ingredients you should have 1lb of cake batter. Baking mixes are probably one of the only products that have remained consistent over the years as far as size goes. All because of baking’s precision of ingredient quantity and ratio.
Yep. You can't hide recipes going wrong, nor can you hide changes in ingredient recommendations to account for shrinkage. So they are forced to keep sizes consistent.
Wait are you saying they’ve always been 15.25 oz? Because they used to be 18.25 oz up until a few years ago.
@@lovesamc
depends on the type of mix, the vanilla one is 15.25, white is 16.25.
the only real picture i can find of vanilla a few years ago is at 15.25 also, at least according to the images i'm finding from blogs posting stuff in 2019.
i can't seem to find any past then. i'm sure it has to do how exact baking has to be to get the same results. clearly shrinkflation is a real thing, but doesn't look like it with the vanilla/white cake mix version at least...i haven't looked at the others. would be pretty noticeable to adjust cake mix sizes because the amount of liquids would change to super weird measurements.
@@rocksfire4390 I have seen some that are 16.25 but I think they are mostly 15.25 now, at least for the popular name brand ones. I know my grandma has some old recipes that call for cake mixes and we are needing to adjust those now because they are no longer 18.25. We didn’t even realize the difference at first until we started baking things. But, as it’s been stated before, baking is so precise so I’m hoping things don’t get smaller! 😂
They used to be 18 ounces for many years.
I used to make these all the time as a teenager. My favorite combo was strawberry cake made with sprite. Cheap, quick, and vegan if you get the right cake mix.
I made one of these soda cakes with strawberry fanta for my birthday one year and loooved it. White/vanilla cake mix and strawberry soda made it taste kind of strawberry shortcake-y and a little artificial but in such a good way!
My mom always makes a 7-up cake for Christmas! It's super good, it's a 7-up bunt cake, and she makes a 7-up frosting with it. It's delicious! It honestly tastes just like a lemon cake 😊
Dump cake has been one of my VERY FAVORITE things ever since I was a kid. My grandma used to make them for me & now as an adult I like to make them because they are SO easy to veganize 🤤
There's a cookbook that called the "cake Dr", and it has hundreds of ways to use boxed cake mixes with other ingredients. I first learned of the 7 Up cake when I was a teenager. When I was older, someone I knew made a chocolate cake with Coke. I'm more of a dump cake person..but I don't take a lot of time layering. I dump each ingredient in, spread it out, and throw the whole thing in the oven.
Sounds like I have to try a few dump cake recipes...
@@emmymade Sounds like you need to get your hands on a copy of this book too!
@@beanzbeanzbeanz It's a great book. Though some of the recipes are just as complicated as baking from scratch.
Always thought of these as "dump cakes" as in you dump all the ingredients in together (no layering) in the same pan you bake it in, kinda mix it together and then bake it. We would take these camping whenever we had access to an oven (even a dutch oven works). My favorite was spice cake mix and dr pepper. It is very sweet and sticky. Great for camping though.
That moment when it’s 2am and you should really sleep but Emmy just uploaded a video 2 minutes ago😂
YAY!!!!
I love how you did the retro feel when displaying just the soda and cupcakes. Awesome effect. Yes, I like Dr Pepper.
Thanks!
I do love the taste of soda pop when added to a cake mix. So much more flavorful than plain old water. Also, If you try mixing a liter of Sprite with some orange sherbet in a punch bowl - makes a punch perfect for just about any occasion.
I’ve made dump cake for years. It’s the favorite birthday cake, topped with ice cream. Cherry pie filling, crushed pineapple, chocolate cake mix, two sticks melted butter. It’s like Black Forest cake, but it’s goopy and amazing, especially topped with vanilla ice cream while still really warm.
One of my favorite combos is a strawberry cake mix with cream soda! I did it a lot when I was a broke student but had pot lucks to attend.
my kids made soda cakes in the microwave all through their school years. it was a cheap and kid-safe treat they could make on their own.
If someone doesn't like soda, you can use any carbonated water (club soda). The cake won't rise as much as a regular cake or a canned soda mix cake would but it doesn't ruin the flavor of the cake mix and the cake is still moist.
If you love lemon flavor, add 7-UP to a lemon cake mix. WOW! So good!
It's the middle of the night and I want to try that now lol
Thanks for sharing your tips!
What would be the point of using club soda though? It wouldn’t taste like anything….Id be the same as using water.
@@kirkxavier777 Because the carbonation makes for a fluffier cake.
"Do you like Dr. Pepper? "
Yes, Emmy. I do. 😂 I am a Texan born and raised, and it seems to me that liking Dr. Pepper is a rule for Texans 😂
my husband and kids say i am not texan because i don’t like dr pepper… i also prefer unsweet iced tea, which they say is blasphemy lol
I never was a fan of Dr pepper but Mr pibb is good not as syrupy sweet
"I'm a Pepper, you're a Pepper"...LOL It made me think of the jingle.
Most definitely!🤘
This reminds me of when my sister would make a 7up cake.. it’s so good. It’s citrus-y and moist.
Now you have to make corresponding soda flavored frosting for each cupcake flavor 😀
My absolute favorite soda cake mix is angel food cake and lemon-lime soda. It makes such an amazing, no fuss dessert. 🌻
These cakes are fun! Also fun is diet root beer with Cap'n Morgan in a glass over ice. 😆. Seriously yummy!
For the record, I’ve been a Dr. Pepper fanatic for 40 of my 42 years. 😉
Awesome! It's my fan too
😆😆😆
The Dr. Pepper shade! Just when I was getting over the pickle shade.
I love Chocolate Coke a Cola cake. Super moist. Especially with a nice fudge frosting.
FYI- I highly recommend silicone cupcake liners. The cupcakes pop right out. Plus they are reusable.
I've always dreamed of soda flavored cake and im so glad that your living out my dream😭😭😭
I did this with boxed brownies, and a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon, it worked great! You can make beer cake, too, and it doesn’t turn out too sweet, it just has a more complex flavor! (I topped the brownies with bananas foster and it was great, if I made it again, I’d add ice cream for a banana brownie extravaganza)
Oh I love it- especially a purple cow cake
I love making a dump cake mix I make different kinds I do apples with walnuts for fall I made a mixed berry one for Christmas time I’ve also done peach cobbler type one for summer there so convenient super quick to do I love making them
I grew up with this recipe! Just change the setting to camping with Girl Scouts and a Dutch oven with hot coals as our equipment. 😂 It was always super popular amongst the scouts and really easy to bring camping since the ingredients didn’t require refrigeration.
I've made confetti cupcakes with zevia root beer and it's sooo gooood. You can also make it with plain soda water!
I made such a soda cake once for experimental purposes (regular size) and the crust had an interesting crunch to it. Definitely an option for an emergency cake.
Cake mix + diet soda in a toaster oven was how i made 2nd shift tech work fun without needing a ton of ingredients or a fridge.
Definitely loved using diet cherry soda and chocolate cake mix for a black forest flavor.
My family's pie dough recipe has always used Sprite (or similar soda) as the wet ingredient. Works very well but doesn't make the pie crust taste like pop. I don't know how far back we've been doing that, but at least as far back as my grandmother.
Always interesting and amazing recipes/tutorials most of which I actually try! All of the fruit Nehi or Fanta colas make great cake! The rootbeer and cream soda also add good flavors!
OMFG THIS IS A MUST TRY. such a fun idea with all the different flavours you can do!!
Similar to this, we'd use 7Up with box pancake mix!
I also agree with some others. Use diet soda. And whipped cream on top. I used it for poke cake. Sugar free pudding as well.
Chocolate cake mix with coke or Dr pepper is delicious also! This is my favorite way to make a cake
I remember the first time I tried Dr Pepper when I was about four years old, before that the only pop I had tried was root beer and my mom's diet coke and it had such a rich sweet spicy taste I immediately loved it
This is a great way to make cakes for those who have egg allergies. Also love me some Dr Pepper! I’m from Canada and we couldn’t get it here for the longest time. Would only get it when we travelled to the states.
Fanta cake is really popular in Germany! A sheet cake with Fanta as an ingredient, canned peaches and a topping of cream/sour cream and cinnamon. Delicious!
Please please share the recipe
I loved the retro vibes in the video
We did this with coke and chocolate cake mix years ago. so good
I ❤️ Dr. pepper so much! One of my fave sodas!
Same is so good!
Yes! I adore the Doc.
Tastes good even when room temperature or gone flat.
I actually prefer it flat.
Dr pepper and german chocolate cake mix is the best I've tried and I did quite a few variations
I made cupcakes with Sprite and lemon cake mix and a lime frosting with lime zest.
I was surprised that it was light, fluffy, tender and tasty.
I'm going to try the orange creamsicle next. Orange soda and vanilla cake mix.
yay!!! i did these all the time as a kid, we would do mountain dew and root beer cupcakes a lot. though at home and with friends, we would add food coloring on top of it so it looked the color on top of tasting like it, so root beer we'd add brown, mountain dew green.... it was so fun and id love to do a Faygo cake sometime!!
Faygo!
This sounds so good, I'd love to try a cream soda and for sure the root beer one. I'm not a fan of anything with cherries so not a fan of Dr pepper at all. And happy summer time to you Emmy and family 💗💜💗
Wow this brings back memories. When I was in school, we made these cupcakes (pop and cake mix) in Home Economics class.
I made a Diet Dr Pepper and chocolate cake mix cupcakes years ago, i remember them being really yummy! No Dr Pepper flavor when mixed with the chocolate.
I've been doing this for years because of my daughters egg allergy for her birthday cakes and cupcakes. Although, I've only used cola, and dark sodas for chocolate cake and vice versa. Now I'm curious about actually tasting the flavors so I'll have to give it a try. Thanks Emmy!
I’m a big fan of this method when I’m on a budget- it’s been said adding coke to chocolate cake mix helps elevate the chocolate flavor; similarly, adding a citrusy soda to a citrusy cake enhances that flavor even more (ie 7Up to lemon cake or cream soda to vanilla). A favorite of mine is taking cherry coke & adding it to chocolate cake for something akin to a lindsor torte.
Oooh cherry coke chocolate cake sounds fab
May I ask - what is a Lindsor torte? I only know Linzer Torte, but this one neither includes chocolate nor cherries.
@@sophielorber4571 that’s what I was implying, but I couldn’t remember how to spell it, so I went with my best guess. I guess my memory is off- I went to Austria back in 2003 & one of the restaurants our tour group went to had what they called “cake” but it acted more like a torte because of its density. It was rich, had a thin layer of raspberry in the middle, then was topped with more raspberries & a dollop of whipped cream- elegant & indulgent.
@@17kiranime Oh how funny, I live in Austria and even the spelling was off I immediately thought of Linzer Torte! Glad you enjoyed it, it's one of my favorites as well.
So I work in a factory and occasionally ill get a Dr. Pepper the flavor to me is reminiscent of cream soda mixed with a coke vibe I love it so much 😋
Wow! I have been trying for years to put my finger on what flavor Dr Pepper really is. The minute I read your comment, it connected. It does taste like cream soda cola to me. Thanks for that description.
My used to make a boxed vanilla cake, bake it, poke holes which she filled with condensed milk. Put it in the fridge, then top it with strawberries and whipped cream or pineapple and cherries. Once we'd picked a bunch of blackberries and she used those and whipped cream. Yum!
I make a pina colada cake with vanilla pudding mix, crushed pineapple, shredded coconut. Mix and add maraschino cherries on top. Bake. That's a great way to doctor up a boxed cake mix.
In Weight Watchers over a decade ago, we were taught to mix cake mix with diet soda instead of egg and oil to reduce calories. I guy used to make and bring them. My favorite was a "black cherry" cake - chocolate cake mix, diet black cherry soda, and topped with "lite" cherry pie filling and fat free whipped topping instead of icing. Soda cakes are fine, but I (and my non-dieting family) prefer the mix + can of pumpkin puree + 1/2 can of water. Makes a cake so moist, frosting dissolves, and it's high in fiber.
Nice idea, I can’t wait to try it! 😋
I love chocolate cake with cherry coke and root beer frosting, i make it every summer and its always a huge hit
I'll definitely have to try the Barq's one. I love root beer, I'll drink any brand, but Barq's is farrrr superior to Mug or any other brand I've tried (they all taste watered down).
Oh, boy! If you're a fan of root beer, you'll love the cake made with Barq's.
Regarding the dump cakes, forty years ago when dump cakes first came out, they were super easy. 1. Dump dry cake mix in oblong cake pan. Dump 2 cans of pie filling evenly over cake mix. 3. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. 4. Melt 2 sticks butter and pour evenly over cake. 5. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes until browned and bubbling. Delicious with ice cream. And easy, no recipe required.
That's cool. I never thought about adding pop to the mix.
I'd try it with the white cake mix to see if the flavor comes out more
Cheerwine and chocolate cake is MINDBLOWING.
I usually make these kind of hacks with the rest of jam that I need to use before expiration date. The best cake I made was with an orange marmalade that I needed to use.
My mom used to make a mountain dew cake and its soooo good. Moms is sticky as well and omg it is soooo good!
I had to try this -I have a bottle of Jones orange and cream soda -I measured out 1/4 box cake mix (115 grams) and 3oz soda to make 6 cupcakes -they are baking right now. Great idea since eggs are a premium these days
I love the 80s vintage transitions 😁😁😁
We made this when I was younger, but with diet sodas because we learned to do it while in weight watchers. Though we were told to use dark colored sodas with chocolate cake.
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Interesting video!
I personally would have tried grape flavored soda, gingerale, and the seasonal flavored drinks from Mountain Dew and Dr. Pepper! Wondering if this would also work with the fruit flavored energy drinks 🤔
I am of course now wondering how the different varieties of Mt. Dew would do?
Dr Pepper cake is typically made with cocoa powder added! Its a chocolate cherry flavor usually a sheet cake with vanilla frosting and a cherry on top
I used to make these as a kid!! We also had a special Tupperware container that essentially steamed the cake and cooked them in the microwave
I think these would be pretty fun with some food coloring.
The retro intro is so fun and snazzy. Really enjoy it.
FYI you can use powdered sugar and mix a small amount of soda to make a glaze or add soda to ready-made vanilla frosting
Would definitely love to try the Dr. Pepper, root beer, and Mountain Dew! Love all three as drinks so cupcakes would be extra good!!
Coke with chocolate cake mix is one of my favorites!
My mom and I made an orange and peach dump cake. It’s simple. Sliced peaches, dump orange cake on it and if you want some butter slices took til done. Was delicious
I love Dr Pepper! It’s my second favorite soda! I always try to have it in my fridge along with Coke
Yes Emmy, I love Dr Pepper! Diet is so refreshing. Regular gives me a sugar rush for sure.
I like pairing a chocolate cake mix with root beer and a lemon cake mix with sprite. Cool whip on top, and fresh berries for lightness.
I take a can of the same soda for example orange and boil it down into a syrup for the top of my cupcakes or my cakes. Its really good especially if you poke holes for the syrup to soak down into it. I like Pepsi and Orange Sunkist or Grape Sunkist. Yummy ❣️ ❣️
I've done that once with a root beer cake, i came to the comments to see if anyone else had!
I don’t watch most of your videos much anymore but I’m still subscribed for that one rare obscure video that I do find interesting enough to click on and this is one of them and I loved every second of it ❤️
Cool. I'll have to try this recipe. Looks good. Mountain Dew is my favorite soft and so is Sunkist orange usually I mix Mountain Dew With Sunkist orange because Mountain Dew live wire doesn't taste as good as mixed it with Sunkist. Anyway this recipe looks simple enough and looks like it would taste good. Going to have to try this.
I think the separating and filming process kinda prevented your rise from being better. The trick with a pop cake is partially that it's easy and fast, but the downside is that being fast isn't an optional thing so much as you gotta be quick or the carbonation that works in your favor stabilizes and reacts with the mix and it won't rise as well.
DrPepper is good mixed with vanilla ice cream.
I know it would be super sweet, but if you made frosting out of the sodas and matched them up, and yes I love Dr Pepper, but its expensive here in Australia, so I like sarsaparilla instead, awesome video Emmy, love the cakes, brilliant idea 👍🏼👍🏼🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘Cheers from Melbourne Australia