Mountain Dew Bundt Cake

If you love lemon cake, this is by far the best I have ever tried. It’s moist, light & refreshing. Mike would never eat lemon desserts in the past. This cake converted him. It’s so delicious on its own, you don’t even need a glaze for it; but it’s even better with the glaze. So what makes this cake better than the rest? A can of Mountain Dew soda. It just works. Actually cooking with soda pop is not so unusual anymore. It’s being used to add flavor to desserts, barbeque sauces, side dishes (such as baked beans) and marinades. There’s just no limit to the amazing dishes that can be created with your favorite soft drinks. (Seems like I’m always incorporating some sort of beverage in my cooking.) I can, however, attest to the extra “pop” of flavor that’s in this bundt cake (pun intended).

Preheat oven to 325° F.  Spray bundt pan with cooking spray.

In large bowl, combine dry cake mix and dry pudding mix. Add soda, oil and eggs. Mix on low speed with an electric mixer until blended. Increase speed to medium and continue beating until smooth, about 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared bundt pan. 

Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. 

Remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack. At this point, you can just dust with powdered sugar, or you can prepare a Mountain Dewglaze.

To prepare glaze:

Sift powdered sugar, you'll need 3 cups sifted.

In medium bowl, mix together 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted, with 1/4 cup plus 1 Tablespoon Mountain Dew soda. Stir until smooth. Pour over cooled cake, allowing to drip down sides.

MOUNTAIN DEW BUNDT CAKE
Source: Paula Deen
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INGREDIENTS:

Cake:

• 1 (18.25 ounce) box lemon cake mix
• 1 (3.4-ounce) box lemon flavored instant pudding mix
• 1 (12-ounce) can Mountain Dew soda, or 1 1/2 cups
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs      

Glaze:

• 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/4 cup plus 1 Tablespoon Mountain Dew soda               

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 325° F.  Spray bundt pan with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine cake mix and pudding mix.  Add soda, oil and eggs.  Mix on low speed with
    an electric mixer until blended the beat at medium speed until smooth, about 2 min.  Pour batter into
    prepared pan, and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out
    clean.  Let cool in pan for 10 minutes.  Remove from pan and let cool completely on a wire rack. At
    this point, you can dust with powdered sugar, or prepare Mountain Dew glaze to top cake.
3. To prepare Mountain Dew Glaze:  In medium bowl, mix together 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted, with
    1/4 cup plus 1 Tablespoon Mountain Dew. Stir until smooth. Pour over cooled cake, allowing to drip
    down sides.