Recipe

This 2-Ingredient Cake is the Easiest Dessert You’ll Ever Make

By Jenny Park at University of Pittsburgh

Cake is a tasty way to celebrate anything from holidays to birthdays. Although forgiveness isn’t guaranteed when it’s used as an apology, it wouldn’t hurt to try it out with this hassle-free, minimal-ingredients-required cake recipe.

Swapping the conventional eggs and oil for carbonated water not only saves you a couple bucks but also cuts out about 50 calories and 7 grams of fat per slice.

Adapted from Mind Over Munch.

2-Ingredient Cake

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Servings: 10
  • Easy
Ingredients
  • 1 box cake mix
  • 1.5 cup carbonated water

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Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325°F.

Step 2

Mix together your cake mix and carbonated water in a large mixing bowl.

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Step 3

Pour the batter in a baking pan.

Step 4

Bake for 25 minutes.

Step 5

Remove from the oven and let cool before frosting or decorating.

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