Mtn Dew Cake ( Mountain Dew) - revised

Posted by BlueBerryBaker

I wanted to post my version of a Mountain Dew Cake. Thanks to Brandy1621 for posting her version of Mountain Dew Cupcakes. I did modify the ingredients a bit. I wasn't sure if it was alright to post my changes on her recipe comment section (seems rude to do that), so I'm posting it here separately. I just made this cake on May 8, 2012 and it was amazing! The flavor is spot on to Mountain Dew! (We kept tasting the batter modifying, and drinking the soda pop till the flavors mirrored each other) My son's comment was "Now how did you DEW that" (ha ha) Hope you enjoy. *Side Note: I'm going to be decorating and filling the cake with a Mountain Dew flavored Buttercream, then covering in fondant. I'll update my results and photos when done. *this is a cake for my son's 9th birthday- I'm making a Minecraft Creeper cake, which is why I added in the green food coloring (which is optional)

Ingredients

Amount	Ingredient
1 cup	butter, unsalted and room temperature
2 cups	sugar
4 large	eggs
1/4 teaspoon	salt
juice of 1	lemon
juice of 1	lime
2 teaspoons	lemon zest
zest of 1	lime
1/2 teaspoon	real lemon extract
1 Tablespoon	real orange extract
3/4 cup	Mountain Dew soda pop
4 drops	green food coloring, optional
2 3/4 cups	all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon	baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoon	Lime Jello gelatin powder, sugar-free
3/4 teaspoon	Lemon Jello gelatin powder, sugar-free

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Yields 1- 9" round double layer cake. Grease & Flour cake pan. In a separate bowl, add flour, jello powders, baking powder and with a wire whisk, stir together. Set aside. In a stand mixer, cream butter till soft and creamy. Next, add sugar and salt, beat together till well mixed, then add in eggs, one at a time along with juices and zest and flavor extracts, food coloring (opt'l). Beat together for 30 seconds on medium high speed. Then, add in flour mixture, alternating with Mountain Dew, ending with flour last. Mix on medium high for 30 45 seconds then pour into prepared cake pan. Bake for approx. 25 35 min, depending on oven. Check with toothpick in center. Should leave very little crumbs on toothpick. Remove from oven, let cool in pan 5 minutes, invert onto cooling rack and remove pan. Let cool to room temperature. Cover with plastic wrap (double wrap) when cooled, store in refrigerator till ready to use.