Hi. This may be a crazy question, but does anyone out there use boxed cake mixes for their business? Please let me know! Thanks!!!!!!

Well I'm not licensed but I do use box mixes at times. It depends on the recipe I use. I usually doctor them up. I never go by the instructions on the cake box. There is a book called "The Cake Mix Doctor", it is a very good book. All recipes I've made from this book turned out really good and I always get rave reviews on them.

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I posted the same question yesterday because I like baking from scratch. However, some people do use the boxed cakes specially for kids birthdays..some people do them from scratch. It depends on your customer and what they want. I will ask them what they want.

I do not ever ask the customer if they want a scratch or box cake ~ 99% of mine start from a mix. The customer wants a cake that tastes good, and looks good, they do not usually care how the end result is achieved!

I have been selling cakes for a very long time, and have never had a person specifically ASK for one or the other.

Thanks for any replies! I have been using cake mixes because I have the need for tested products that are safe for kids with allergies. I alter the "recipe" a little depending on what they are allergic too, but then got to thinking that maybe it would not be legit to use boxed mixes!

boxed, boxed, boxed!

No one has ever asked. They do often say how much better my cakes are than a mix - I just say thank you.

I don't even doctor them.