OMFreaking God. I have always needed this in my life.
So I'm PMSing and craving chocolate like crazy. I love this fudge cake from a nearby restaurant that is like 900 calories per slice. Looking for alternative on MFP, I read about the diet soda cake. Basically you just get a cake mix and instead of adding the eggs, oil and whatever else the cake calls for, you just add a can of diet soda.
I made 24 cupcakes with the following ingredients:
-1 box of super moist dark chocolate cake mix
-12 oz of club soda ( i think you can use any diet soda if you'd like, this is what i had in hand)
These cupcakes are delicious! They look and are super moist, but a little crumbly, which I don't mind. They are 170 calories for 2 cupcakes (85 each) which beats 900. I'm sure it could be made lower calories by using a lower cal cake mix, but i needed the chocolate LOL
You can also make a low calorie frosting using low fat cream cheese, vanilla extract and splenda or whatever.
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Last edited by fatsincebirth; 07-16-2011 at 10:11 PM.
Reason: miscalculated 170 for one cupcake, when it's actually 170 for two! even better =)
That is awesome! It's great to have a lower cal alternative for those tough PMS times. Glad you enjoyed those! Someone here told me about using a can of pumpkin (not spiced) with a cake box mix. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm sure I will when I get PMSed next time!
I made this cake a couple weeks ago and was shocked how good it was. I used white cake with diet orange pop and fat free cool whip on top. Very Creamsicle like. I am making it tomorrow with Devils food cake and diet cherry coke. I have read online you can make the cake fluffier if you use 2 egg whites, I will let you know how it goes!
This sounds absolutely yummy! I'm curious to know if it tastes like a "normal" cupcake? Is it sweet?
I have made it several times, no one will know that it is anything other than a regular cake. One of my favorites is German Chocolate with Dr Pepper Diet cola. Yummy ! I have only made the cake, haven't tried the cupcakes.
i left the cupcakes in the kitchen last, 12 left, and when i woke up there were only 6 left. my brother came home drunk and ate the rest LOL i asked him this morning what he thought of them and he said they were great and i should make them again! feels good that i'm not making these fat and cholesterol loaded treats and giving them to my family. it feels good that they think it's a treat, yet its super low cal.
my brother came home drunk and ate the rest LOL i asked him this morning what he thought of them and he said they were great and i should make them again!
LOL! This is hilarious! Drunk food is so good. And, like you said, it's great that it's low cal because he ate so many!!
I've made this a few times. I like how basic it is - just cake mix and a can of soda. I'm a terrible baker, so if I can make this come out good, anyone can.
Didn't think of using club soda, I will try it (less chemicals from the diet soda). It does come out really good though.
I think I love you. This sounds delicious. Right now I'm not having any sweets, but once I can start treating myself again, I'm going to try this ASAP! I love love love desserts and I need to start finding alternatives that are healthy(ish) but still delicious. This sounds perfect!
I bet strawberry cake with diet sprite would be fantastic. My teenager came home with a box cake mix and fresh strawberries 3 nights ago, and I still haven't made the cake for her because I am afraid to eat it!!! This will work out fabulously!!!! And if I do it while she is at work, she will never know how I made it dietetic.
Thanks again for sharing this idea, I just made some! I used an organic chocolate cake mix that has only 300 calories for the entire box, and club soda because I didn't want the chemicals from pop. I got 18 cupcakes in total so that's..... drum roll...... 16 calories each!! Crazy! They're good enough to satisfy my dessert craving, I just had one with strawberries.
Diet Soda Cakes/Cupcakes
Someone here told me about using a can of pumpkin (not spiced) with a cake box mix. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm sure I will when I get PMSed next time! 
Yum!
