A long time ago we were big soda drinkers. A staple on my husband’s family’s dinner table when he was young – a bottle of orange or coke or rootbeer soda. We smartened up years ago, and only occasionally enjoy the original Coke or a good Root Beer. But.. there are some fun recipes that are thoroughly enhanced by the addition of soda, like this cake below, using (my teeth ache just thinking about drinking this stuff) Mountain Dew! This is a nice light cake – not good for you at all in the healthful eating sense, but sometimes you just gotta give yourself a treat that has no other benefit than the YUM factor. Because CAKE.
Mountain Dew Bundt Cake
Ingredients
1 box Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme cake mix
1 (3.4 ounce) box Lemon Jell-O instant pudding mix
4 large eggs
1 (12 ounce) can Mountain Dew (equal to 1 1/2 cups if you’re pouring from a bottle of pop)
** I used Sprite instead of Mountain Dew
** I used Sprite instead of Mountain Dew
1/2 cup oil
Glaze
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
10. 1/2 cup Mountain Dew
10. 1/2 cup Mountain Dew
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. (yep, 325) Grease and flour a 10-cup Bundt cake pan/tube pan
. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix with the pudding mix. Add the eggs and oil, then
slowly add the Mountain Dew. Mix at medium speed until blended. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 45-50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in
the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan for five minutes, then transfer cake to a wire rack.
. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix with the pudding mix. Add the eggs and oil, then
slowly add the Mountain Dew. Mix at medium speed until blended. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 45-50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in
the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan for five minutes, then transfer cake to a wire rack.
Glaze directions: While cake is still slightly warm, melt 1/2 cup unsalted butter in a saucepan over low heat.
Add 1 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup Mountain Dew to the melted butter. Turn up heat and bring to
a boil, stirring often. Boil for two minutes and remove from heat.
8. Poke holes in cake with a wooden skewer or the tines of a fork, then spoon hot glaze over
cake. Cool completely before serving.
Add 1 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup Mountain Dew to the melted butter. Turn up heat and bring to
a boil, stirring often. Boil for two minutes and remove from heat.
8. Poke holes in cake with a wooden skewer or the tines of a fork, then spoon hot glaze over
cake. Cool completely before serving.
This photo, taken at Barbara Bush’s funeral services, makes me smile for several reasons. And that’s all I’m going to say about that.
*yesterday he was admitted to the ICU, doesn’t surprise me that he
might go so shortly after her passing. They were a team in every sense
of the word. Life without her must be unimaginable for him.
I’ve been debating changing blog platforms to WordPress, simply because Blogger is free and powered by Google and therefore there are no guarantees it will be around forever – think of seven years of blogging all gone should they decide to fold. Anyone out there have experience with WordPress? Opinion? It seems like it might be more technical than I’d like. I am NOT tech savvy, and blogger has been relatively easy.
Another blogger with a much larger following posed the question – where are you from? I enjoyed reading the answers and learning where her many readers hail from and live now. So, I’d like to do that here. Years ago this blog had a lot more traffic as we documented the resurrection of The Old House. Now, on average, approximately 150 readers stop by here daily as you browse blogs and a handful of you leave comments on occasion, which I enjoy reading. If you’re so inclined, in the comments, leave your city or state or town of origin, other areas you’ve lived and where you live now (just what you’re comfortable with). I’d love to hear from you.
It’s a new day, all – let’s make it a good one. PS – the sun is SHINING here again today – Amen!
