Paula Deen Mountain Dew Cake Recipe
Try this Paula Deen Mountain Dew Cake Recipe. It is the best way to use a favorite soda in your baking.
Ingredients
- 1 box 18.25 ounces of lemon cake mix.
- 1 box 3.4 ounces of instant lemon pudding mix.
- 4 large eggs.
- 1 cup of vegetable oil.
- 1 1/4 cups of Mountain Dew soda.
- 1/2 cup of unsalted butter melted (for glaze).
- 1 cup of powdered sugar for glaze.
- 2 tablespoons of Mountain Dew for glaze.
Instructions
Prep the Oven
- Heat your oven to 325°F before you start. Grease your Bundt pan with butter.
Mix the Dry
- Put the cake mix and pudding mix into the large bowl. Stir them together.
Add the Wet
- Pour in the vegetable oil and the Mountain Dew soda. Add the eggs now.
Beat the Batter
- Use your mixer on a medium speed. Beat the batter for two full minutes.
Fill the Pan
- Pour the yellow batter into your greased pan. Smooth the top with a spoon.
Bake the Cake
- Put the pan in the oven for 45 to 50 minutes. The cake should spring back.
Make the Glaze
- Whisk the melted butter, powdered sugar, and extra soda in a small bowl.
Cool and Glaze
- Let the cake cool for ten minutes. Flip it out and pour the glaze over the top.
Notes
- Use fresh soda. Flat soda will not give the cake the same airy rise.
- Grease the pan well. Bundt pans have many ridges where the cake can stick.
- Don't overmix the eggs. Stop the mixer once the batter is smooth and pale.
- Add a little zest. A teaspoon of fresh lemon zest makes the flavor pop.
- Cool before glazing. If the cake is too hot, the glaze will just run off.
- Use full-fat pudding. This makes the crumb very moist and dense.