Soda Cupcakes with Ice Cream Frosting

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side photo of about 14 frosted soda cupcakes sitting on a table

As I have said many times before, I am trying to become a better baker. With a bunch of time on my hands, it seemed like a great idea….and a perfect opportunity to work on my baking skills.

unfrosted red velvet cupcakes sitting on a table

I bet you are all wondering why they are called Soda Cupcakes.

Basically all you do is mix together a box of cake mix and a can of your favorite soda and BOOM, you have awesome cupcakes! You can add the optional egg whites to add fluff (which I did) but that is it. As you will see, the frosting has just has a couple more steps, but is WELL worth it. HEAVEN IN YOUR MOUTH!

I did one batch of devil’s food & diet wild cherry pepsi & one batch of red velvet & diet wild cherry. I will list all the other combos that are on the website at the end.

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How to make Soda Cupcakes

  1. Pour cake mix into large mixing bowl. Dump 12oz. can of diet soda in with cake mix. *Optional: Add 1-2 egg whites (I added one)
  2. Mix together with an electric mixer. Fill cupcake cups 2/3 of the way with batter.2 muffin pans filled with soda cupcake batter
  3. Bake according to directions on the box. Let cool completely. While they are cooling, it’s time to make your ice cream frosting.chocolate soda cupcake cooling on table
  4. Fight off hungry princesses from trying to eat the cooling cupcakes 🙂 two children dressed up as princesses, standing together

How to Make Ice Cream Frosting

  1. Allow 1/4 cup of ice cream to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes. Beat butter and cream cheese with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the 2 tsp of vanilla extract and mix to combine.holding bottle of vanilla extract over stand mixer
  2. Gradually add powdered sugar, one cup at a time.
  3. Mix in ice cream. Gradually add milk until you reach your desired consistency. I did 2 TBSP.powdered sugar being added to stand mixer
  4. Place frosting in a piping bag or a ziplock bag with a cutoff corner and have fun frosting! I did a little red white & blue theme 🙂three frosted cupcakes sitting on a rectangle plate

Here are a list of possible combos for soda cakes. I can’t wait to try them all!

  • angel or yellow cake + diet orange soda
  • banana cake mix + diet root beer
  • cherry chip cake + A& W diet Cream soda
  • chocolate cake or devils food + diet pepsi
  • chocolate cake + diet vanilla coke
  • chocolate cake + diet root beer
  • lemon cake mix + diet 7-up
  • lemon cake + diet ginger ale
  • lemon + diet lemon
  • marble cake + diet cream soda
  • red velvet + diet cherry vanilla Dr Pepper
  • spice cake + diet lemon-lime
  • spice cake + diet orange
  • white cake + diet ginger ale
  • white cake  + diet sprite
  • yellow cake + diet orange

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Soda Cupcakes with Ice Cream Frosting

Author Corey Valley
These Soda Cupcakes are so easy to make and there are hundreds of possibilities. You are going to use a box of cake mix and your favorite can of soda pop.
24
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 15 oz box of cake mix
  • 12 oz diet soda
  • 1 egg whites to add some fluffiness

Here is what you need for the ice cream frosting

  • 1/3 cup butter softened
  • 4 oz cream cheese softened
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup vanilla ice cream
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 5 1/2 cups confectioners sugar

Instructions

Direction for Cupcakes

  • Pour cake mix into large mixing bowl.
  • Dump 12oz. can of diet soda in with cake mix.
  • Optional: Add 1-2 egg whites (I added one)
  • Mix together with an electric mixer.
  • Fill cupcake cups 2/3 of the way with batter.
  • Bake according to directions on the box.

Directions for Frosting

  • Allow 1/4 cup of ice cream to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.
  • Beat butter and cream cheese with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
  • Add the 2 tsp of vanilla extract and mix to combine.
  • Gradually add powdered sugar, one cup at a time.
  • Mix in ice cream.
  • Gradually add milk until you reach your desired consistency. I did 2 TBSP.
  • Place frosting in a piping bag or a ziplock bag with a cutoff corner and have fun frosting.

Nutrition

Calories: 211kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 165mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 114IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 0.4mg

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4 Comments

  1. man, good thing you were able to fight off those hungry princesses for the great shots of the cupcakes. we will have to try these soon!

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  2. I used this frosting recipe on top of root beer cookies to get a root beer float flavor. They’re delicious! Thanks so much for posting this recipe.

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  4. I tried these, however, they came out really soft, almost like they weren’t cooked all the way, is that normal?

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