Cake Mix Cakes: What Brand Do You Like Best?
Decorating By Carlymoon Updated 17 Feb 2009 , 3:35pm by Marianna46
I've been experiementing with jazzing up cake mixes and I've been buying whatever cake mixes are on sale. So sometimes my cupboard is full of Ducan Hines or other times it's full of Betty Crocker ect. Last night I mixed up two different brands of yellow/butter cake mixes and boy was there a difference!
The question I have for you is what cake mix brands do you love best and why? (Also mix with pudding? or add your own?)
You know, I live in colorado so baking cakes is something of a challenge for me. I follow the High Altitude mix to a Tee and with both BC and DH its hit or miss. Sometime I have no problems at all and other times my cake gets a big dip in the center. I have found that Pil works best for me.
As a side note, coating the pan in shortening and then flouring seems to work best when you go to get it out. I have used sprays but again, its a hit or miss.
I prefer BC, not sure why I just do. I have used others, but I fill like I get more consist results with BC.
Depending on which flavor I add different things. For my white I still add 1/2 a box of vanilla pudding, for my chocolate I actually add about 3/4 a container of store brand chocolate frosting. My yellow or butter cakes doesn't get anything added.
Now, having said all this I do use DH Red Velvet. BC doesn't have a Red Velvet. I mix it accoring to the package an add a pudding to it as well. I also soak my Red Velvet.
Another vote for Betty Crocker! I used Dh for years but it seemed as though I could not get my cakes to rise like I use to, I believe it had something to do with the type of flour they changed to. I switched to BC and won't go back. I really like using Bakers Joy to spray my pans with. I have NEVER had a cake stick when I use it.
JMO
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taste-wise, I prefer DH. I HATE the tase of PB. I haven't tried BC in a while maybe my next cake will be with BC.
Side note- I just tried the Darn Good Chocolate Cake (with DH dark choc fudge cake mix) and it was AWESOME!!! Everyone at the party was raving about it! If you haven't tried it yet, I highly reccomend it!
Betty Crocker for me - Duncan Hines seems to fall apart on me.
I usually use a packet of pudding mix with any cake I make. But, the really awesome cake I make - I also add about 1-1 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon vanilla seasoning (that I get from Tupperware). It adds a little taste that makes people wonder what's in the cake. That's my little 'trade' secret!
i love dh! everyone raves on how moist they are and i dont add pudding! just an extra egg
I love BC....I add pudding to the mix. Makes it even yummier!
I have to agree with whisperingmadcow about cake mixes being useless for high-altitude baking. Mexico City is a lot higher than anywhere in Colorado, and cakes from mixes are definitely hit or miss (mostly miss). I've decided to make only scratch cakes from now on. However, when I've made mix cakes at sea level (when I go home to Texas or to see my daughters in Cancún), I have to say that my favorite mixes are DH.
Edited once for a typo.
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