We just found out that one of our boys is severly allergic to eggs. This revelation brought forth a slight panic. You see, we are about two months away from their first birthday. What is a first birthday without cake smeared all over the face(s), tangled through the hair, mashed in fingers, and everywhere else possible?
I knew I saw a two-ingredient cake in linky land somewhere, where was it? I turned to trusty Pinterest and started searching, in less than 60 seconds I found the post I was looking for. Stephanie at ladywiththeredrocker.com made a delightfully yummy looking strawberry cake.
Well, I had a box of Devils Food Cake mix, and a can of Diet Coke. I'm gonna try this...
Here's how it went down:
I mixed the TWO ingredients.
Filled lined cupcake pans 2/3 full.
Baked at 325 for 18 minutes.
Cooled, then frosted using this frosting recipe.
The verdict: The cupcake was good, moist and fluffy. Next time I will bake one or two minutes less. The frosting was runny, and a little strong on the mint flavor. It also does not make very much, I had to double the recipe. Next time I want mint frosting I will make a buttercream frosting and add a little mint extract.
I do think the two-ingredient cakes may work for the boys' first birthday.
Let me know if you try this concoction or another variation, I'd love to hear about the other combinations.
What an interesting idea! Does the flavor of the soda change the flavor of the cake? What if I used grape soda on vanilla mix? I'm tempted to try that tonight!
ReplyDeleteI've read that you can use flax seed as a substitution for eggs. I'm not sure how that would turn out though as I haven't tried it yet.
I hope your banana chocolate chip muffins turned out delicious!