Fruit Punch Soda Cupcakes Recipe

There’s something about summer that brings out my adventurous side and that even trickles down to the way I bake. I don’t know if it’s that extra Vitamin K I am soaking in from the sun or the extra exercise I am getting from outdoor activities, but these warm weather months give me a lot more energy and the want to try new things. Enough so that I was willing to take on a challenge from BI-LO and create a fun summer recipe using their new Chek soda. I came up with these deliciously fun Fruit Punch Soda Cupcakes. BI-LO provided me with a variety of Chek sodas to try, and BI-LO gift card to create my recipe.

If you’ve never baked with soda before, don’t worry – you’re not going to have a fizzy explosion. What you will get is a delicious and tender cake or cupcake. I decided to go with the Fruit Punch flavor of Chek soda because it has such a bold and unique flavor. It does have a rather sweet taste, but that makes it perfect for a dessert. I was thrilled when the finished cupcakes turned out the same pretty pink as the soda, although my pictures didn’t really pick up on just how pink they are.

Cupcakes:
1 box of vanilla or yellow cake mix (with NO pudding)
3.4 ounce box of instant vanilla pudding
4 eggs at room temperature
1/4 cup canola oil
12 ounces (1 can) Chek Fruit Punch Soda

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Place cupcake liners in muffin pans.

2. In a medium bowl with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer, combine and mix all ingredients on medium speed for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes.

3. Pour mixture into prepared muffin pan. Bake 20 to 24 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cupcakes comes out clean. Let cool completely.

Frosting:
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese at room temperature
1 (16 oz) container Cool Whip whipped topping
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

In a bowl combine softened cream cheese, Cool Whip whipped topping, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Whisk until combined and light and fluffy. Spread or pipe over cooled cupcakes.

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Which Flavor are You?

Chek Soda is available in 26 fun flavors including: Strawberry, Orange, Grape, Fruit Punch, Peach, Cola, Lemon Lime and many more. What’s your favorite flavor?

Head on over to BI-LO to discover your favorite flavor of Chek and enter to win Chek soda for a year, free groceries and more. Good luck!

disclosure: I received sample products and a gift card from BI-LO to share this recipe and post. All opinions are my own.

Fruit Punch Soda Cupcakes

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Ingredients

  

Cupcakes:

• 1 box of vanilla or yellow cake mix with NO pudding
• 3.4 ounce box of instant vanilla pudding
• 4 eggs at room temperature
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 12 ounces 1 can Chek Fruit Punch Soda

Frosting:

• 1 8 oz package cream cheese at room temperature
• 1 16 oz container Cool Whip whipped topping
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

 

• 1.Preheat oven to 350 F. Place cupcake liners in muffin pans.
• 2. In a medium bowl with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer, combine and mix all ingredients on medium speed for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes.
• 3. Pour mixture into prepared muffin pan. Bake 20 to 24 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cupcakes comes out clean. Let cool completely.
• 4. In a bowl combine softened cream cheese, Cool Whip whipped topping, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Whisk until combined and light and fluffy. Spread or pipe over cooled cupcakes.

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