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Shirley Temple Cake

One of our favorite non-alcoholic drinks turned into a cake! It's a dressed up boxed cake mix with a deliciously light cherry flavor added!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8
Calories 574kcal
Author Brandie Skibinski

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 1 box yellow cake mix (can use white or French vanilla cake mix)
  • 3.4 ounce (small box) instant vanilla pudding
  • ¾ cups 7-Up (any lemon-lime soda will work)
  • 4 large eggs
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • 10 ounce jar maraschino cherries, drained and juice reserved (divided use)

For the glaze:

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325F degrees. Spray a 10-inch bundt pan really well with nonstick cooking spray (I like the kind with flour in it, like Baker's Joy).
  • In a medium bowl, combine 1 box yellow cake mix, 3.4 ounce (small box) instant vanilla pudding, 3/4 cups 7-Up, 4 large eggs and 3/4 cup vegetable oil. Mix until thoroughly combined.
    Cake batter in a mixing bowl.
  • Pour batter into prepared bundt pan. Bake for about 45-55 minutes (until inserted toothpick comes out clean)
    Shirley Temple Cake batter in a bundt pan.
  • Once it's finished baking, while still in the pan, poke holes all over the cake using a wooden skewer (or similar sized object).
    poking holes in a cake with a wooden skewer.
  • Then pour reserved maraschino cherry juice into the cake. Allow the cake to cool completely.
    Juice being poured over a cake.
  • Once the cake is cooled completely, carefully remove from the bundt pan.
  • To prepare icing: In a bowl, whisk together 2 cups powdered sugar with 1 teaspoon lemon extract.
    Lemon extract being added to a bowl with icing ingredients.
  • Whisk in 2-3 Tablespoons milk slowly until you've reached the desired consistency (start with a little and add more if you need to thin it out.)
    A whisk in a bowl of icing.
  • Pour Icing evenly over the top of the cooled cake.
  • Then top with a few maraschino cherries.
    A frosted Shirley Temple Poke cake.

Notes

  • Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions.
  • You are not following the directions on the back of the cake mix box, please use the ingredients I have listed here. 

Nutrition

Calories: 574kcal | Carbohydrates: 86g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 24g | Sodium: 506mg | Sugar: 60g
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