Diet Soda Cake in Ice Cream Cones

We have to wonder - if the wonders of diet soda and cake mix been known to man for all time, would the saying "you can't have your cake and eat it too" ever have been uttered?  Probably, since it's not physically referring to cake... but you get the idea!  It's sort of amazing - the cake comes out just like you'd expect a cake to, but without the added oil and egg yolk!  Just for some added fun, I baked some in Ice Cream cones and baked the rest of the batter in a 8x11 pan.  This recipe works with ANY diet soda, and ANY cake mix. 

Diet Soda Cake (in Ice Cream Cones)

Difficulty: Easy
Time: Prep is nothing.  For baking times, the ice cream cones take about 15 minutes, and if you bake the cake in a pan, just follow the cook times on the package.
Serves: As much as a cake mix always does!
Requires: Muffin tin if you want to make the ice cream cone cakes.

• 1 cake mix - any flavor
• 10 oz diet soda - any flavor
• Optional: 2 egg whites.  This recipe will come out VERY light and fluffy, so adding egg whites gives it a little bit more firm fluffiness.
• Optional: Cake Ice Cream Cones

1. Preheat your oven to 350, and spray any pans you plan to use.  No need to spray the muffin pan for the Ice Cream Cone Cakes.
2. Combine cake mix, diet soda, and optional eggs, stirring according to the package instructions.  See, the consistency of the batter is exactly what you'd expect cake batter to be!
   
3.  For ice cream cones, place them in the muffin pan upright and fill halfway with batter.  Let them rest a few moments before putting them in the oven, adding more batter if needed.  Pour the leftover batter (or the entire batter if not feeling a little coney) into your prepared pan.
4. Bake the cones for 15 minutes till a toothpick comes out clean from the center, and the prepared pan(s) according to the mix's instructions.  They come out great! 
5. P.S. For a healthy icing, use a fat-free vanilla pudding!