Easy 7-up No-funnel Cake

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• vegetable oil, for frying
• 1 1/3 cups instant pancake mix (the 'just add water' kind)
• 1 (12 ounce) can 7-up soda
• 1/3-1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 heat a couple inches of oil in a large pan or pot to about 375. i don't use a thermometer; i just stick the end of a wooden spoon into the oil to test if it's ready. if it's hot enough, the little will form rapidly around the spoon.
• 2 combine the pancake mix, 7 up, and coconut and mix thoroughly. let sit for a minute or two.
• 3 spoon by one ladle-full at a time into the hot oil. the batter will spread out into a pancake shape. fry until golden brown and crispy on the bottom, about 3 minutes, then flip and cook the other side the same.
• 4 remove with a slotted spoon a wire rack to drain and cool, dust with the granulated sugar while hot.