Abstract: Described herein are baked food products prepared using a carbonated liquid in combination with an dry ingredients mixture that includes flour, a leavening agent, and a solid or semi-solid fat component. The use of carbonated liquid in preparing the baked food products allows them to be free of other ingredients, particularly liquid ingredients, including liquid oils, milk, and eggs, while maintaining a quality similar to baked food products prepared using such ingredients. Baked food products according to this invention are therefore acceptable for consumption by persons for whom consumption of the omitted conventional ingredient(s) would be unsuitable, such as persons having food allergies to the omitted ingredient(s). Also described are kits including the ingredients for preparing baked food products of the invention, and methods of making baked food products according to the invention.