Trying Something New: Making Micro-Cakes With Soda!

[Stampaholic1961]

Do you have to do this with diet soda? I can't handle any type of
artificial sweetener.

 

[Stampaholic1961]

Do you have to do this with diet soda? I can't handle any type of
artificial sweetener.

 

[jenniferknapp]

Do you have to do this with diet soda? I can't handle any type of
artificial sweetener.

Nope! I made one before with coke.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

The verdict on the cake made w/ soda......we thought it was very dry....maybe I overbaked it - it's hard to tell because it doesn't brown in the microwave....I'm tossing it out!

 

[Aun]

Compiled Microcake RecipesHi all! There were actually quite a few threads on here about the cake and soda recipes and 3-2-1 microwave cakes. You can probably do a search and find some of them. Anyway, I didn't want to lose the ideas when they were posted before, so I stuck them in notepad to have for later. Here is a compilation of the posts/recipes from some of those other threads....
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Soda in a cake? It is crazy but it does work. You just take a box of cake mix add can of soda, and mix. That is it and it turns out great. I have tried different flavors to make a variety of different ones. White cake mix with Diet Rite kiwi Strawberry is excellent.

it makes a great cake. For the frosting I add a little bit of kool-aid mix to cool whip and it comes out great.

I've made several. White cake with Diet Sunkist, chocolate cake with diet root beer!!! You can also make a low fat, low sugar topping for them. Mix 1 8 oz carton of FF cool whip with one small package of sugar free Jell-O or Pudding. Yummy!! I put orange Jell-O on the orange cake and chocolate or cheesecake pudding on the chocolate cake! If youcut the cake into 12 servings, it is 3 points a serving.
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I decided to try the soda cake on my family tonight, and it was a HIT. I think I have a great recipe idea for a HWC cake, so read on if you're interested. It involves the 12" Skillet, but you could make it in the rectangular baker as well, I'm sure.

Ingredients:
1 T butter
1 box white cake mix
1 can Diet Rite Raspberry Soda (I used room temp soda, don't know if that makes a difference)
1 8 oz tub Cool Whip Free (new on the market, it uses Splenda and has less fat)
1 T sugar free raspberry Jell-O
1/3 c boiling water

In 12" Family Skillet, melt butter and spread evenly over the bottom of the skillet using Pastry Brush. In medium Stainless Steel Bowl, whisk together cake mix and soda until very well blended (you could also use the Classic batter Bowl, but be careful as it fizzes over easily). Slowly pour into skillet. Bake at 350 for 28-30 minutes. Remove from oven; immediately flip onto Large Round Stone (or S.A. Large Platter). Let cool completely.

In Small Batter Bowl, combine boiling water and Jell-O. Mix until dissolved. Carefully fold in Cool Whip until blended. Frost cake.
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1 cake mix. 1 can of soda. 1 small package of cool whip. 1 small package of pudding or jello.

Mix cake and soda and bake following normal directions. Cool completely. Mix cool whip and pudding/jello. Spread on cake.

My favorite is a white cake with a can of diet sunkist. Then use fat free cool whip and sugar free orange jello. If doing weight watchers, this cake cut into 12 pieces is 3 points each.

Can also use chocolate cake and root beer. Mix cool whip with chocolate pudding.

I also really like the chocolate cake prepared as listed above with the cool whip mixed with sugar free cheesecake pudding. Yummy!
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Microwave Cake Recipe
“3-2-1 Cake”

3 eggs
2 cups of Sour Cream (one 16 oz. container, actually 1 2/3 cups)
1 box of yellow cake mix

Just follow these simple steps:
1.Spray your Fluted Stoneware pan with vegetable oil using your kitchen spritzer
2.Mix eggs and sour cream together in Batter Bowl (a whisk works for most)
3.Add cake mix and blend well with Mix ‘N Scraper
4.Pour batter into well-oiled stone and microwave on HIGH for 10-15 minutes*
5.Let cool 5 minutes; pry edges away with citrus peeler or avocado peeler; invert on platter
6.* all microwaves are different. Look at your cake at 10 mins. if the batter has begun to pull away from the sides of the pan, it’s done. If not, add 1 minute.

If you do not have a Carousel, rotate ¼ turn every 2-3 minutes. Check with cake tester and if not done, then cook 1 minute more each time before testing again. Garnish with icing, whipped topping, more pie filling, caramel or fudge ice cream topping, nuts, etc. The best results are found with cake mixes containing puddings or the new moist cakes.

Variations:
Add 1 cup of chocolate chips, or vanilla chips, or peanut chips, or dried fruit, or a combination of the above.

You can use a can of pie filling in lieu of the sour cream. Try chocolate cake, cherry pie filling and then drizzle chocolate frosting on top! Or yellow cake, banana cream filling, and drizzle white frosting on top! Be creative, have fun.
BUTTERSCOTCH SPICE… Spice Cake Mix, Sour Cream, Butterscotch Chips,
Vanilla Extract
BUTTERSCOTCH…Yellow Cake Mix, Butterscotch Chips, Mix Butterscotch Instant Pudding with Milk, Vanilla Extract
TRIPLE CHOCOLATE…Chocolate Cake Mix, Chocolate Chips, Sour Cream
LEMON LOVER…Lemon Cake Mix, Vanilla Chips, Mix Instant Lemon Pudding Mix with Milk, Vanilla Extract
CHOCOLATE BANANA…Yellow Cake Mix, Chocolate Chips, Banana Cream Pudding, Banana Extract
CHERRY…Cherry Cake Mix, Vanilla Chips, Cherry Pie Filling
PEANUT BUTTER & CHOCOLATE…Chocolate Cake Mix, Peanut Butter Chips, Sour Cream
STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE… Strawberry Cake Mix, Vanilla Chips, Mix Instant Cheesecake Pudding with Milk, Vanilla Extract
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INCREDIBLE 12 MINUTE CAKES!!
Just follow these simple steps:

1. Brush your pan with vegetable oil with a pastry brush
2. Mix eggs and pie filling in Batter Bowl (a whisk works for most)
3. Add cake mix and blend well with Mix n Scraper.
4. Pour batter into pan and microwave on high for 12 - 13 minutes
5. Let cool 10 minutes and invert on platter

If you do not have a Carousel, rotate 1/4 turn every 3 minutes. Check with a cake tester and if not done then cook 1 minute more each time before testing again.

Garnish with icing, whipped topping, more pie fillings, nuts, etc. The best results are found with
cake mixes containing puddings or the new moist cakes.

Cherry Chocolate
1 chocolate cake mix
1 can cherry pie filling
3 eggs
Top with fudge frosting, whipped topping, grated chocolate, or more cherry filling

Luscious Lemon
1 lemon or white cake mix
1 can lemon pie filling
3 eggs
Top with a lemon glaze and whipped topping

Pumpkin Caramel
1 spice cake mix
1 can pumpkin (not pie mix)
3 eggs
(1/2 tsp. cinnamon - optional)
Drizzle with caramel ice cream topping & top with cool whip! A sprinkle of cinnamon sugar on
cake is nice too!

Apple Cinnamon Spice
1 spice cake mix
1 can applesauce or apple pie filling
3 eggs
Drizzle with caramel. Top with ice cream or whipped topping

Raging Red Raspberry
1 white or chocolate cake mix
1 can raspberry pie filling
3 eggs
Top with whipped topping & grated chocolate (white or regular) and nuts.

Banana Banana
1 Banana cake mix
3 eggs
1 can banana cream pie filling OR 14 oz mashed bananas
Glaze with powdered sugar glaze, chopped walnuts.

Caramel & Apple
1 caramel or butter pecan cake mix
1 can apple pie filling
3 eggs
Top with cinnamon ice cream

Fantastic, Quick Chocolate Cake (4 ingredients)
chocolate cake mix
3 eggs
16 oz sour cream
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Sprinkle with powdered sugar (for a really final touch fill center with strawberries!)

Cherry Cake
White cake mix
3 eggs
cherry pie filling

 

[jenniferknapp]

Thanks for combining all of those! just reading through them is making my hungry!

 

[speedychef]

Darn it, I knew there was something I was going to try today! I was going to make a micro cake, but I'm up to my elbows mixing Mrs. Field's cookies (they are SOOOO good!) and I'm sure I should eat them before starting in on ANOTHER dessert! Hopefully I can give away all the cookies!

 

[momof2_pc4u]

ok i just made the cola cake...i know its way late here but i wanted cake. i used chocolate cake mix, cherry cola and cherry pie filling microwaved it and pit creamcheese and coolwhip frosting topped with hot fudge on top. um...just to die for. made it in my fluted stone and it was awesome.

 

[carissaz]

I've done it in the Rice Cooker. 10 minutes in the microwave (this may vary - i did this at a show and it took 30!). I promote it as a great gift for college students "Bake me a cake as fast as you can" then I use the Rice Cooker as the "basket" and put 2 cake mixes and 2 cans of soda in it.

You want to let it cool a bit before turning it out of the cooker, or else it will fall apart. I ended up using it in a trifle so no big deal. It tastes great, very light and fluffy. I get lots of compliments on it when I do it.

 

[GourmetGirl]

That HWC cake sounds great! I think I just found my May recipe

 

[speedychef]

OOH maybe I should try this with my RFL meeting...I could make it with grape soda...HMMMMM

 

[pamperedtiffani]

feeling very silly for asking....
but when you talk about the pudding and coolwhip - that is prepared pudding then mixed with coolwhip - is that correct?

 

[pamperedlinda]

The verdict on the cake made w/ soda......we thought it was very dry....maybe I overbaked it - it's hard to tell because it doesn't brown in the microwave....I'm tossing it out!

Yep, I agree. Mine was a big pile of crumbly mess! It tasted okay, but not really worth doing again. I'm much rather have a small piece of fattening cake that tastes really good!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Yep, I agree. Mine was a big pile of crumbly mess! It tasted okay, but not really worth doing again. I'm much rather have a small piece of fattening cake that tastes really good!

I tried again today.....we (my DS & I) made a spice cake w/ 3 eggs, and a can of apple pie filling....my DH came home from work, and looked at it and sorta groaned "Is that another microwave cake?" This was the best one I've done to date, but still can't compare with a regular cake.....much better than the "soda" cake - but still pretty dry, and all the ones I've done have a thin rubbery surface on them.? .....I'm going to try the pie filling type again, but I think I'll add some sour cream too - just can't get them moist enough for our liking.

 

[purrbal]

I cannot get my cakes to come out of the stinkin thing!!! I have tried 6 times now and NONE have come out whole am I not letting it cool long enough?

 

[jenniferknapp]

I have an angel food cake in the oven (in my new fluted stone - hoping it won't bake over!!) ....and some sugar free jello mix & fat free whip cream that I am going to try for the frosting.....we'll see! If it tastes yummy, this is a pretty healthy recipe!

 

[speedychef]

I just tried yellow cake mix with orange pop (YUM!) but it didn't come out well. It tastes pretty good, though...any tips? Let it cool longer? I just left it in the rice cooker when I was done, maybe I should have taken the lid off for the initial cool. The top of the cake stuck in the cooker. I am now going to cut off the top and flip it over again so it's a short skinny cake...it tastes good, but just looks yuckky.

 

[pamperedlinda]

..................and all the ones I've done have a thin rubbery surface on them.? ......

I have that too! What is it?

 

[pcheframsey]

Is it just the cake mix and soda? Or do you still have to add the egg/veggie oil? Thanks for the clarification!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I have that too! What is it?

Linda - lets just admit it....in our heart of hearts....we are still cake snobs!

 

[speedychef]

I glazed my yellow cake/orange pop with powdered sugar/milk glaze and it was pretty tasty. I wish it popped out of the rice cooker really nicely, though. I have a girl scout cooking badge I'm doing in a few weeks and I was hoping to make it with them! I just got my hands on the fluted pan, so maybe I'll try that one...

 

[chefmelody]

Is it just the cake mix and soda? Or do you still have to add the egg/veggie oil? Thanks for the clarification!

I was wondering about that too. I'm assuming you wouldn't add the oil or water, but what about the egg? Isn't that what holds it together?

 

[speedychef]

I just did yellow cake mix and orange pop. Nothing else. It turned out yummy, but it was kind of a mess. It stuck in the rice cooker and broke up when I flipped it out. I just cut off the bad part and it was a little cake...probably better that way, anyhow. I wonder what kind of calories we're looking at with diet pop? I'll have to make these more often!

 

[pamperedlinda]

Linda - lets just admit it....in our heart of hearts....we are still cake snobs!

You are so right! Hello, my name is Linda and I am a cake snob!!!! LOL
....the only micro-cake from a cake mix that I really like is the Peanutty Chocolate Cake that Carolyn (dannyzmom) posted a month or so ago. Probably because it's loaded with sour cream.....I have made that cake about a dozen times and I really do like it! I just keep trying them in hopes that I'll find another one.

 

[jenniferknapp]

I have an angel food cake in the oven (in my new fluted stone - hoping it won't bake over!!) ....and some sugar free jello mix & fat free whip cream that I am going to try for the frosting.....we'll see! If it tastes yummy, this is a pretty healthy recipe!

The verdict....MMMMMMMMM! The angel food cake rose about 1" above the top of the fluted stone, but didn't bake over! I didn't try it until today, I decided to be good and bring it to work to share. Everyone loved the "frosting!"

 

[ChefBeckyD]

You are so right! Hello, my name is Linda and I am a cake snob!!!! LOL
....the only micro-cake from a cake mix that I really like is the Peanutty Chocolate Cake that Carolyn (dannyzmom) posted a month or so ago. Probably because it's loaded with sour cream.....I have made that cake about a dozen times and I really do like it! I just keep trying them in hopes that I'll find another one.

That's me too! I keep thinking if everyone else loves them so much - there must be some good ones out there somewhere! (BTW - my DH is a cake snob too! Probably because I've spoiled him!)

 

[purrbal]

Peanutty Chocolate Cake

You are so right! Hello, my name is Linda and I am a cake snob!!!! LOL
....the only micro-cake from a cake mix that I really like is the Peanutty Chocolate Cake that Carolyn (dannyzmom) posted a month or so ago. Probably because it's loaded with sour cream.....I have made that cake about a dozen times and I really do like it! I just keep trying them in hopes that I'll find another one.

I have been searching and unable to locate the recipe, would you be so kind to repost it or post a link to the original post here please. Thank you

 

[pamperedlinda]

That's me too! I keep thinking if everyone else loves them so much - there must be some good ones out there somewhere! (BTW - my DH is a cake snob too! Probably because I've spoiled him!)

My DH is too! I have to 'practice' my micro-cakes when he is out of town so I can get rid of the evidence before he comes home!

 

[pamperedlinda]

I have been searching and unable to locate the recipe, would you be so kind to repost it or post a link to the original post here please. Thank you

Oh, I don't remember the thread it was in, but here's the recipe.....it is so so good....and pretty too!

Peanutty Chocolate Cake
This decadent cake is a cinch to assemble and bakes up in a flash in the microwave oven.

1 package (18.25 ounces) devil’s food cake mix
1 container (16 ounces, 2 cups) sour cream
3 eggs
8 or 9 Reeses peanut butter cup candies
½ cup peanut butter
½ cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons peanuts, chopped

1. Lightly spray Stoneware Fluted Pan with vegetable oil using Kitchen Spritzer or brush with vegetable oil using Chef’s Silicone Basting Brush.

2. In Classic Batter Bowl, combine sour cream and eggs; whisk until smooth using Stainless Steel Whisk. Add cake mix to sour cream mixture; mix until smooth using Mix 'N Scraper. Using Large Scoop, place 12 scoops of batter into bottom of pan; spread evenly. Arrange peanut butter cup candies in a circular pattern over batter. Top with remaining cake batter, spreading evenly.

3. Microwave cake on HIGH 11-14 minutes or until Cake Tester inserted near center comes out clean. (Cake will be slightly moist on top.) Remove to Stackable Cooling Rack; let stand 10 minutes. Loosen cake from sides of pan. Carefully invert cake onto serving platter.

4. Place peanut butter in Small Micro-Cooker®. Microwave on HIGH 30 seconds or until melted; stir until smooth using Skinny Scraper. Pour peanut butter evenly over top of cake, allowing it to drip down sides.

5. Place chocolate morsels and oil in same micro-cooker. Microwave on HIGH 20-40 seconds or until melted and smooth. Drizzle chocolate evenly over peanut butter topping. Coarsely chop peanuts using Food Chopper; sprinkle over top of cake.

Yield: 12 servings or 20 sample servings

Nutrients per serving: Calories 450, Total Fat 25 g, Saturated Fat 12 g, Cholesterol 115 mg, Carbohydrate 45 g, Protein 10 g, Sodium 500 mg, Fiber 2 g

Cook’s Tips: To easily drizzle chocolate, place a small resealable plastic food storage bag inside Measure-All® Cup. Pour melted chocolate into corner of bag. Twist top of bag; secure with Twixit! Clip. Using Kitchen Shears, cut a small tip off corner of bag to allow the chocolate to flow through.

To bake in a conventional oven, preheat oven to 350ºF. Bake 40-45 minutes or until cake tester inserted near center comes out clean.

If using a microwave oven without a built-in turntable, rotate cake after 6 minutes of cooking.

©The Pampered Chef, Ltd., 2001

 

[purrbal]

thank you!!!!!!!!!!!