Mountain Dew Cake

Recipe From: Cooking with Paula Deen Magazine: Best Desserts
Makes: 1 10-inch Bundt cake

Note: Having grown up with homemade cakes, I am not normally a fan of any cake that contains a mix. However, this receipe surprised me. It's a quick one to toss together for an afternoon barbecue or an impromptu potluck.

• 1 box lemon cake mix, 18.25 ounce
• 1 box instant lemon-flavored pudding mix, 3.4 ounce
• 12 ounces Mountain Dew® soda (not diet)
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 12- to 15-cup fluted pan (Bundt pan) with nonstick baking spray with flour.
2. In a large bowl, combine cake mix and pudding mix. Add soda, oil, and eggs. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
3. Pour batter into prepared pan, and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan, and let cool completely on wire rack.