13 Recipes That Use a Can of Soda Pop

The secret to making this pound cake perfect? A cup of lemon-lime soda like Sprite. Along with some extract, it helps perfume the cake lightly with citrus flavor.

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SHOP BUNDT PANS

If you love the sticky sweetness of BBQ sauce, then you must try it Dr Pepper! This recipe is both sweet and tangy with just the right amount of spice to keep you coming back for more.

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If you really want to go retro, this chocolate cake is the ultimate vintage recipe. Using can of Coke gives the batter lift for a moist, yet light and tender cake.

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The secret to this flavorful fall dessert isn’t the Granny Smith apples―it’s a can of Mountain Dew! The sugar in the soda adds the right amount of sweetness while the fizziness gives it lift.

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Using root beer in the glaze for ham adds just the right amount of sticky sweetness to balance the salty pork. You don’t have to wait for Easter or Christmas to try it either!

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What does Dr Pepper tastes like as a cupcake? Picture a mix of chocolate and cherries with a little sweet spice. This recipe uses the soda in both the cake and the frosting!

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By the name alone, you’d assume that beer is the only thing you can use to make this recipe work. But that’s not the case! If you don’t have beer, try cola, lemon-lime, or Dr Pepper.

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Dr Pepper brings the sweetness while a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce brings the smokey heat. They cook low and slow to get every inch of that pork flavored perfectly.

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Grab a can of orange soda (Orange Crush or Fanta will do the trick) and make this twist on the classic 7-Up pound cake. You can add orange zest or extract to amp up the flavor, too.

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SHOP BAKING TOOLS

Ree typically uses Dr Pepper (surprise!) to glaze her Easter ham. But you can also use a can of cola if you prefer. Either way, use the full sugar kind because that’s what gets it all sticky and caramelized.

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Just like her apple dumplings, making the peach version requires a can of soda to sweeten it up. Use Sprite, 7-Up, Mountain Dew, or whatever lemon-lime soda you have on hand.

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Also known as 7-Up cake for obvious reasons, Ree takes hers to the next level by adding both lemon and lime zests and a tangy-sweet glaze to punch up the flavor.

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