Recipes and Cooking Two-Ingredient Soda Cake 3.8 (58) Add your rating & review If you have a cake mix and can of soda on hand, make this 2-ingredient cake. That's right, a soda cake can be made with any type of cake mix and carbonated soda. Even your favorite flavored sparkling water will work! Try our delicious soda cake variations like orange creamsicle and strawberry shortcake. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on January 30, 2023 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Ingredients 1 2-layer-size box desired cake mix 12 ounce desired carbonated beverage Desired frosting Directions BHG/Ana Cadena Coat a 13x9-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside. In a large bowl combine both ingredients. Mix with an electric mixer until just combined. BHG/Ana Cadena Pour into prepared pan and bake according to cake mix package directions. BHG/Ana Cadena Frost with desired frosting. Orange Creamsicle Prepare as directed using a 2-layer-size white cake mix and orange carbonated beverage. Top with frozen whipped topping, thawed. Purple Cow Prepare as directed using a 2-layer-size white cake mix and grape carbonated beverage. Top with frozen whipped topping, thawed. Shirley Temple Prepare as directed using a 2-layer-size cherry-chip cake mix and lemon-lime carbonated beverage. Very Cherry Prepare as directed using a 2-layer-size cherry-chip cake mix and cherry-flavored cola carbonated beverage. Strawberry Shortcake Prepare as directed using a 2-layer-size strawberry cake mix and vanilla cream-flavored carbonated beverage. Chocolate Supreme Prepare as directed using a 2-layer-size dark chocolate or devil's food cake mix and cola carbonated beverage. Top with chocolate frosting. Spiced Cake Prepare as directed using a 2-layer-size spice cake mix and ginger ale. Rate it Print