I saw this recipe at my Mother-in-law's house this past weekend in a Paula Deen magazine and knew we had to try it. We absolutely LOVE lemon cakes! Seriously - my husband made me one for my birthday this past year, it was so good. I bet it was gone in 3 days. Now, this cake. Well, it might just be the best cake I've ever had. I bought a 12 pack of throwback Mountain Dew at Target 2 weeks ago when it was on sale for 2.75 - pair that with the $1 off coupon on their website and I got it for $1.75 or .15c per mountain dew! Best of all is that they are made with real sugar, not corn syrup.
If you don't have a 'real' mountain dew on hand I'm sure you could use a generic, Kroger's Citrus Drop tastes pretty close to Mountain Dew to me. I'm pretty sure that next time I make this I'll use apple sauce instead of the oil but for original, first time sake I always use oil so I can tell how big of a difference the applesauce makes.
Mountain Dew Cake
•1 (18.25 oz) box lemon cake mix (I used Duncan Hines, they are my favorite box mixes)
•1 (3.4 oz) box lemon flavored instant pudding mix
•1 (12 oz) can Mountain Dew
•3/4 c. Vegetable Oil (I only used 2/3 cup, couldnt tell a difference)
•4 large eggs
Whisk together the cake and pudding mixes.
Pour in eggs and oil.
Add Mountain Dew.
Mix on lowest setting for 30 seconds until combined and then on medium speed for 2 minutes
Pour into a bundt pan - the color of the batter is beautiful!
Bake 45-50 minutes on 325
Allow cake to cool for 20-30 minutes before removing from pan. Slice and enjoy!
