Soda Pop Cake

Ingredients

• (15.25 ounce) packagewhite cake mix
• cup water
• large egg whites
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup sboiling water
• (6 ounce) packagestrawberry flavored Jell-O®
• fluid ounce sstrawberry flavored carbonated beverage
• 1/2 cup smilk
• (5 ounce) packageinstant vanilla pudding mix
• (8 ounce) containerfrozen whipped topping, thawed

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
2. Beat together cake mix, water, egg whites, and oil in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium and continue beating until well combined, about 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 23 to 28 minutes.
4. Remove cake from the oven. Poke holes in cake with a wooden skewer or toothpick.
5. Combine boiling water and strawberry gelatin in a medium bowl; stir until dissolved, then cool slightly. Stir in soda. Pour slowly over cake, allowing it to soak in. Refrigerate until cake is cool.
6. Make frosting: Combine milk and pudding mix in a medium bowl; beat until well blended and thickened. Fold in thawed whipped topping until combined.
7. Spread frosting over cooled cake. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.