When I use the cake extenders, do I make the cake according to the box directions and then use the additional eggs, oil,ect???

Yes, do everything the box says & and the additional items to it. I love the xtender recipe!

BellaRosa

Okay I've seen a ton of stuff about cake extenders. I have never done one. An for the sake of my sanity....where in the forums or etc. should I start looking to find all of the cake extender reciepes. What exactly is so good about using and extender reciepe?

Thank You, BellaRosa...I was stationed with my ex at Lejeune in the early eighties.Oldest dd was born there.

Not sure, figured I try one.

Here is my extender recipe I use with all the boxed Betty Crocker mixes:


1 Cup of Flour
3/4 Cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
2/3 Cup water
1/2 Cup crisco Oil

Gives you about an extra cup cup and a half of batter

Check out this link to a recipe found on this site:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-1977-23-Cake-Mix-extender.html

I use the extender for white cakes all the time! I makes them taste homemade!

Once, I made the extender all by itself and baked it in a 6" pan to see if it really made a cake. It did! But it was really sweet - probably too sweet for a stand alone cake. It also was a bit shiney on top - the egg or glazed sugar in the batter I suppose.

Well I ended up selling it for $7!! I got a call from someone who just wanted a little "I love you" cake for her man and she loved it.

I do not follow the box when I use the extender. I doctor my cakes as usual and add the extender and have never had an issue. So doctor away.

There are many different extender recipes floating around. Most that I have seen are ingredients to add in addition to those listed on the box, but I've seen a couple where they are "alternate" directions, so you don't use the ingredients listed on the box, only the ones in the extender recipe.

Be sure to check carefully when you try a recipe.

I think a good clue to watch for is the number of eggs - if it calls for only one egg, it's probably in addition to what's on the box. If it calls for 3 or more, it's probably instead of what's on the box.

If you do a search for "extender", there have been a couple of threads in the last few months with lots of information in them!

Laura.

Kiddie I used your extender last night on a lemon cake and it is perfect...
DH said its not sweet enough.. Im like wait till I add the icing silly man...
Once I added the buttercream icing it was PERFECT Thanks