Sodie-Cakes – Yep, They’re a Thing!

So, what in the world are Sodie-Cakes, you ask?  Why they are just about the best thing next to chocolate and cheesecake!  These yummy little treasures are cupcakes made with soda!  Here in Illinois, my family and I call soda “sodie”.  I mean, who would want to eat a Pop-Cake?  Doesn’t quite have the same ring, does it?

What a perfect way to spend an afternoon with the kiddos?  This recipe is super kid-friendly!  Also a perfect ending to dinner!

Pictured here, we have the Lemon-Lime Sodie-Cakes topped with fresh quarter wedges of lime and lime zest.  SOOO light and refreshing!

Let’s start with the base:

1 12-ounce can of lime soda (I used a Fresca^TM)
1 box white cake mix
1 fresh lime
2 tsp  lime extract
1 tub white lemon or white frosting

Next, preheat the oven to 340 degrees Fahrenheit.  Line a muffin tin (24 of them) with either paper or foil cupcake liners.

In a large bowl, dump in the cake mix.

Next, slowly pour in the soda.  Beat with a mixer on low for a minute.  Scrape the sides and beat again on medium speed another 2 minutes.

Pour the batter into the lined muffin tin and back about 15-18 minutes.  If you shove a toothpick into the center of the muffin, it should be clean when you pull it out.

Cool these tasty little gems for about 10 minutes, then transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.  You can’t frost warm cupcakes.  You don’t want the frosting sliding off, do you?  Of course, if you are into messy cupcakes — go right ahead and slather those babies up!

In a small bowl, stir together the extract and the frosting.  Transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with your fave tip or a plastic baggie — whichever you have on hand.

Zest the lime, and chop the zest to a fine sprinkle.  Cut the lime into 1/8″ slices and then quarter them.  Sprinkle the cupcakes with a bit of the zest, decorate with a lime quarter.

If, and I mean if, you have any of these left — cover them up in an air-tight container and keep them in the fridge.

So, are you ready to mix this up?  Get out your favorite flavored sodie’s and get to creating!  Read on to see some ideas!

Creamsicle Sodie Cake = french vanilla cake mix, orange sodie, orange zest, Frosting: orange extract, orange food coloring, white frosting OR orange-flavored frosting.

Purple People Eater Cake = strawberry cake and grape sodie, with white frosting + grape KoolAid^TM powder, purple icing sugar to decorate.

Ginger Sodie Cake = spice cake mix + ginger sodie, with white frosting and 1 tsp all spice mixed in.

Rootbeer Float Sodie Cake = chocolate cake mix + root beer sodie, vanilla frosting, chocolate sprinkles to decorate

Choco-Cherry Sodie Cake = chocolate cake mix, cherry sodie (oooh… Dr. Pepper^TM Cherry!) white frosting with cherry extract and red food coloring, top with Maraschino cherries or Bing Cherries!

With all the artisan sodies out there – the possibilities are endless!  I wanna hear about your creations!  Feel free to add a comment below!  Don’t forget to sign up for the CWLB freebies while you’re here!