Nerd Food: Mountain Dew Cake

Very possibly our Dungeon Master.

It's no secret: nerds love Mountain Dew. It's pretty much the Official Drink of D&D players all over the world. When I was a teenager, a 12-pack of the glorious, neon yellow super-sugared soda was pretty much a staple (along with a giant bag of Fritos and/or Doritos) when we were playing our Dungeons & Dragons campaigns.

So, if you're a nerd, it's pretty much a given that you've got a few cans of the "nectar of the gods" in your fridge. Today, I'm going to show you how, with a few other ingredients, to turn that soda into a delicious MOUNTAIN DEW CAKE that you can take to your next adventure session (or, eat all yourself within the comfort and privacy of your own home -- no judgement here, bro).

First, you'll need to gather the necessary items.

For the cake itself, you'll need:

Some of the stuff you'll need.

• One box of Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme Cake
• 1 (3.4 ounce) box Lemon Jell-O Instant Pudding Mix (you can go generic store brand here.)
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 12oz can of Mountain Dew (equals to 1 1/2 cups)
• Large (10-cup) Bundt cake pan
• Nonstick spray
• Flour

And for the glaze:

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) UNSALTED butter. (Go with real butter here. Margarine just doesn't do it.
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Mountain Dew

First things first, preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Then spray the inside of your cake pan with the nonstick spray. Sprinkle in a little flour and get a good thin coating of flour in there. That'll keep the cake from sticking from the pan. 

Take your cake mix and Jell-O pudding mix and throw that shiz in a big mixing bowl. Add the eggs and oil and blend it on medium with your mixer while slowly adding in the full can of Mountain Dew.

Once all that is all mixed and you've got a nice batter, pour it into your Bundt pan. Throw it in the oven and set a timer for 45 minutes. Go play some video games/browse 9gag/catch up on Joshua Williamson's Nailbiter (Vol 1 available on Amazon). Once your timer goes off, or you magically remember that 45 minutes have passed, take your cake out of the oven and let it cool in the pan for about 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, transfer it onto a wire rack to cool.

While the cake is cooling, you need to make the glaze. In a medium saucepan, melt 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter. Once it's melted add the 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup Mountain Dew (you'll have a little more than half a can of Mountain Dew left. Drink it.) Melt all that together and stir with a wooden spoon until all the sugar is dissolved. Take it off the heat and let the glaze cool for about 10-15 minutes. 

Poke holes in the top of your cake with a skewer, then slowly pour the glaze over, consistently covering it. Then let it cool completely, which will take about 30 minutes. 

There you go! You've got yourself a Mountain Dew cake!

Completed cake.