These crazy simple Soda Can Cupcakes are made with just a can of soda and a box of cake mix. It’s like magic, especially when it hits your taste buds!
I am all about a shortcut and these cupcakes are the epitome of shortcuts!!
I while back I made this cake. It had 2 ingredients and was really delicious…So we’re gonna do that again today. All you need are 2 things…cake mix and a can of soda.
Seriously!
Why in the world would I ever use eggs and oil again?
I saw this idea on Pinterest, but apparently I forgot to Pin it and searching again and again I couldn’t find the source…but I did a quick google search and found that it’s all over, so I don’t feel so bad.
Soda Can Cupcakes.
Here’s what you need….
I used Funfetti and Cranberry Splash Sierra Mist. It made the cupcakes a pretty pink color. You couldn’t really taste the cranberry or the Sierra Mist at all. Maybe a stronger flavor soda would give more flavor. BUT it tasted like Funfetti cake, and that’s good with me!
**I know you are going to ask this…I don’t know if this works with diet soda. Well, I am sure it works, BUT after a few quick searches I saw some sites saying it is dangerous to heat up artificial sweeteners…So I don’t know. I mean, if I believed everything on the internet I would be transferring all my dollars into a Nigerian Bank account, chain emailing all my friends so I will have good luck and never drinking pop rocks with soda, which is actually fun and tasty. So with that said, I am not a scientist, I do not know if you will die a slow, painful death if you bake with diet coke…but I do know I am certainly not the person you should be asking about healthy food alternatives…so use your best discretion.
How to Make Soda Can Cupcakes
Pour a can of soda into your dry cake mix. Use room temperature soda please.
Using a whisk, mix your cake mix and soda until most of the lumps are gone.
I will look like this…
Fill your lined muffin tins about 1/2 – 2/3 full of batter. You won’t get 24 cupcakes like you would if you followed the instructions. I got about 17. The batter is a slightly thicker than regular cake mix batter.
After you’ve baked them you can see the texture…yum!
And now decorate them however you would like. I made a batch of buttercream and played around a bit.
Cute cupcakes always taste better, I’m pretty sure of it.
For more cute and soda filled cupcakes check out these soda filled cupcakes from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen…they are in a jar, which triple the cute factor!
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Soda Can Cupcakes
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Total Time: 23 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
These crazy simple Soda Can Cupcakes are made with just a can of soda and a box of cake mix. It’s like magic, especially when it hits your taste buds!
Ingredients
- 1 box cake mix, any flavor
- 1 can room temperature soda, any flavor
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°
- Line muffin pan with liners.
- In a medium bowl combine your soda and cake mix, stirring with a whisk until most of the lumps are gone.
- Fill each liner 1/2-2/3 full of batter.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes until cupcakes are springy and toothpicks comes out clean.
- Let cool completely before frosting.
Notes
You can use any flavor combination you would like. Coke or Dr. Pepper would be great in a chocolate cake mix. Orange Soda, Mountain Dew, Sprite, Root Beer would all be fun to try too.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 178
- Sugar: 18.9 g
- Sodium: 310.3 mg
- Fat: 3.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 39 g
- Protein: 1.6 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
I hate to be an old lady about making fun of people and I really try to not judge. I am concerned about the message you are sending to your child. Off my soapbox now. This sounds delish. Will be very easy for my granddaughter to put it together by herself. Thanks so much for sharing. I would like to follow you if you do not plan to block me.
I hate to be an old lady about making fun of people and I really try to not judge. I am concerned about the message you care spending to your child. Off my soapbox, now this sound as delish. Will be very easy for my granddaughter to put it together herself. Thanks so much for sharing. I would like to follow you if you do not plan to block me.
I bake cupcakes for the kids at most of our church functions and I am always looking for new ideas. These sound great and EASY! Thanks. My creative wheels are already turning!
Diet soda works just fine-actually weight watchers reciipes. For chocolate cake use diet coke , lemon or white cake mix use diet sprite zero-makes a nice bundt cake with enough batter to do about a dozen cupcakes -don’t overfill cake pan -bake by directions on cake mix box.
Love this recipe! Teach it in my baking classes. It’s also great for individuals who have difficulty metabolizing fats. My friend Izzy (7 years old)loves them. Try “Strawberry Kisses.” Use strawberry cake mix, strawberry soda, dust with confectionary sugar, and top with fresh strawberry slices.
I’ve made soda pop shop cupcakes for a co-worker with 3 different soda flavors; however I found when I made them with only the can of soda, they didn’t rise like they should have, and they were stuck to the cupcake paper, plus they didn’t taste like the soda at all. Because this was a playing client, I decided I needed to improvise (after ruining 2 boxes of mix), so for the lemon lime cupcakes, I added lemon & lime zest 🙂 As for the orange soda, I added. . . . wait for it. . . . orange zest!!! And finally for the soda “coke” cupcakes, I added coca-cola! I should also add that I used all the ingredients required (substituting the water for soda) in the box cake mixs for moist fluffy cupcakes. With a 2M swirl on top and a straw I was able to acheive my customers order 🙂
Trying. Yellow cake mix and orange soda lets see how they come out thank you for the idea
What cake mix would you use for mountain dew?
Oooh, A lemon cake mix, or maybe even vanilla…or even strawberry would be fun!
Just wondering if anyone has tried baking these in high altitude – that would be 5,000 ft or above. Were any modifications made to the bake time or oven temp?
I should think you need a slightly lower temp if you’re going for the same amount of time. I would try 325, but I’m no expert so it might epically fail 🙁
Ugh yout turned a cupcake into a muffin there is a reason their is directions on package and it wpuld have made more sense just to mix soda in place of water if no water required for recipie cut oil in half and replace half oil with pop
Umm, well, this is just a fun shot-cut recipe. It isn’t muffin-like at all.