How to Make Cake Mix with Just Soda (No Eggs or Oil)

Lately I’ve been following Hungry Girl. She seems to have a shortcut for just about everything. These mini cakes were super simple to make and only require two ingredients: a box of cake mix and one 12 oz can of pop (aka soda pop, soda, cold drink, or coke).

They didn’t turn out quite as I expected—they were really sticky—but absolutely delicious. You can use any combination of box cake mix and pop you like. For this batch, I used a yellow cake mix and orange cream soda. The batter was very runny—so runny I didn’t think they would bake properly.

Pay no attention to the added ingredients listed on the box; you won’t use them. Set your oven to 350 degrees and bake until you can pull a clean toothpick out of the middle, or if you gently press on the mini cakes, they will “spring” back.

How simple is that? These Sticky Cakes are a great time and money saver. It only took 5 minutes to mix the cake by hand and about 25 minutes to bake.

Next time, I think I’ll try chocolate cake mix with root beer or cherry coke. What combination will you try?

AI may have helped refine this post, but every idea, recipe, and opinion is 100% mine. I thought it, cooked it, and tasted it—AI is just the assistant, not the chef. No robots were harmed (or fed) in the making of this content!