I was just wondering how many of you make your cakes from scratch and how many make cakes from the box? Just curious..

scratch all the way.

it's easier to control what goes into the cake.
and you avoid that whole preservatives, chemicals, and artificial flavors thing.

Cake mix queen here. The Cake Mix Doctor Cookbook is my best friend. You never have any surprises - always turns out great! What ever works for you is what you should do.

I do both...but I prefer Cake Mix using the Cake Mix Doctor, always turns out great and get tons of compliments.

I do both--probably about 50/50. I love a good scratch cake, but they're unpredictable. And it has to be a GOOD scratch cake--I've tried a lot of loser recipes before finding the few that I truly love. I also have no problems with a box mix--but I confess I do doctor them up a bit, I can't resist.

Depends....usually box mix, doctored up. I do dabble in scratch especially if a special need is there ie diabetic cake. Like lotsoftots said, I have not found THE scratch cake recipe.

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I always make from stratch..once you have your recipe...its easier to use than reading the packet and quicker

I'm a dedicated Betty Crocker mix user. I do have a scratch chocolate cake that I make that is wonderful but I have found with the Betty Crocker mix I get a nice dense cake great for sculpting and it holds up better when I ice. I do a few things to it so that is not just "out of the box".
Heather

Betty Crocker and the Cake Mix Doctor, Lor Ann's flavorings, and I usually swap vegetable oil for applesauce!

Scratch b/c of the flavor.

Cakemix for practice cakes since cakemix is always on sale here.

Always from scratch. It really makes a difference if you don't cut corners and use the best quality ingredients.

Cakes from scratch all the way for me. I've never made a doctored cake mix cake but who knows. Maybe one day but for now Scratch

Lazy_Susan

Doctored cake mixes for me. Those I bake for love the taste, so it works great for us.

Scratch all the way here too...
I used to love the cake mixes when I was younger, but having been making cakes from scratch for close to 3 years, I cannot tolerate the mixes anymore...I recently made a white cake mix because I needed to practice a small cake and thought to try it...Straight to the garbage after I took the pictures...
Once you go for the real thing, you really can't go back...

scratch, of course! though i have used doctored cake mixes for certain customers. some people don't care whether they have scratch or mix, as long as its sweet and moist. personally, i dislike the artifical taste of a mix.

I always do a mix. I get great compliments and everyone loves my cakes. Very rarely has someone asked if I use a mix and then they always say they prefer a mix. It is so much easier when you are making lots of cakes.

I'm another vote for scratch... but I agree that you have to gp with what works for you... a good mix is better than a bad scratch, but a good scratch is heaven!

When you find a recipe you love... that's it - you'll never go back!

Properly doctored, 99% of people have no idea that it's a box mix!

I'm a mix girl all the way! I get consistent, dependable results. Plus, I do have the Cake Mix Doctors cookbooks (3 of them!) that I use. It keeps my costs down, saves me time, and I can charge my people less. If I went to scratch I would definitely have to bump up my prices!

If someone asks, I always tell them it's a mix!

Without a doubt, Cake Mix, doctored up. I don't at all taste the "Box" or artificial flavor because I also put in other ingredients that are undeniably real. I think Cake mixes are more stable and durable and work well for cake decorating. To each their own, but for me, cake mixes all the way.