But there is something easier, dear cake-lovers. Swap all but the cake mix for a bottle of soda. As Youtuber Mind Over Munch instructs in her video, stir 12 ounces of a carbonated beverage into your prepackaged cake flour, plop the mixture into a pan and bake it in the oven as directed on the box. There you have it: Cake.
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We're all for baking complicated cakes -- the kind that take precise measuring, delicate flavor pairings and fine-tuned focus. But this soda-plus-cake recipe can be justified: It does wonders for the time-pressed, cake-driven baker. And for a bit of bonus, the soda will cut the fat from the cake and, if you choose a low-calorie or diet beverage, the calories, too.
This particular recipe, which combines a Betty Crocker Super Moist White cake mix and 12 ounces of peach mango-flavored, no-calorie soda, contains 160 calories and 3 grams of fat per slice. The original recipe on the box contains 228 calories and 10 grams of fat. Not a bad reduction.
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And the fruity vanilla flavored cake is only the start to the exciting taste combinations. The possibilities are endless, so we've racked our brain for some more artesianal soda-cake pairings to try. Here's what we came up with:
French Vanilla Cake Mix + Orange Soda = Creamsicle Cake
French Vanilla Cake Mix + Grape Soda = Purple Cow Cake
Strawberry Cake Mix + Vanilla Cream Soda = Strawberry Shortcake
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