I tried the viral soda cake recipe that’s taken the internet by storm – it cost me just 86p and came out so well
A FOODIE has shared her honest verdict after trying out the 86p soda cake recipe that’s gone viral on social media.
Flour, eggs, sugar, baking soda, butter and some milk – the six base ingredients needed for a cake.
But according to food fans on TikTok, you can whip up a delicious sweet treat with just two ingredients – soda and a ready-made cake mix.
Intrigued by the easy recipe, Darcie Ratcliff (@darcieratcliff), from the UK, decided to see what the fuss was all about and gave it a go.
”I’m gonna try the cheap cake hack where you add a cup of lemonade to a cake mix and it makes a cake.
”I’ve seen a lot of people from America do the hack – but I’ve not seen anyone from England do it yet,” Darcie noted in her video.
For the 86p cake, Darcie used a packet of Ms Molly’s Vanilla Sponge mix, as well as a cup of Diet Lemonade she had nabbed from Aldi.
After she had poured the sparkling drink into the bowl – which she admitted felt ”wrong” – the batter began foaming and she gave it a mix.
”I’m putting mine in a pan cause I wanna try and make an old school cake.
”But there are lumps in mine so I should have mixed it for longer,” Darcie told her followers.
The stunner, who has 99.6k fans on the popular app, baked it at 180C for around 30 minutes.
Despite the initial scepticism, Darcie noted that the cake tasted ”a bit like lemonade” and the final result was ”really nice”.
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”Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like a normal cake.
”It’s quite chewy as well – but I reckon children would love that,” the foodie said, adding it would be ideal for those on a budget.
Dozens of fellow food lovers flocked to comments, where the response was mixed.
One said: ”as a vegan this is what i always do with cake mixes to replace the eggs and stuff!
”works very well with betty crocker and coke.”
”Why not just make a normal cake?” another didn’t seem particularly enthusiastic about the recipe.
”That looks far too lumpy and too runny. Cake mix should be thicker than that. And smooth,” a third reckoned.
”I’ve done this before with 7up.. it was amazing, so light,” a social media user wrote.