Adding Meringue Powder To Boxed Mixes?
Decorating By NottawaChelle Updated 4 Sep 2005 , 3:48pm by NottawaChelle
I'm sure I read somewhere about adding meringue powder to boxed mixes but now can't find any info about it at all! I've tried several keywords in the search engine to no avail. Can anyonw help me out? I think it was added to make the cake firmer? Any ideas on how much to add? Do I increase the amount of liquid too? Or am I dreaming it all up?
NottawaChelle, I remember this post to but have looked and can't find it either. If I remember right, seems to me that meringue powder helps make your cake rise better, please someone correct me on this if it is wrong
My Wilton instructor suggested using meringue powder in the batter to make it rise better.
Yes, it was to make it rise more but really, it isn't needed. There is enough leavening power with what is in the mix in the form of baking powder/baking soda and other leavening agents and the eggs you add. In fact you can make it rise too much if you are not careful. Meringue powder is expensive. A package of instant pudding mix will do a better job of making your cake more dense.
Hugs Squirrelly Cakes
You are right SquirrellyCakes! I don't use the meringue powder in my batters. I think I did for the cake I had to do for my class. I also like using the pudding. I use milk instead of water in the boxed mixes too.
I like to use milk too.
I was told that you could just add 1/2 cup of sour cream to the other box recommended ingredients and I tried it out. It didn't work well, made the cake sort of buckle. It does work well when you add the instant pudding mix too, likely need that extra dry ingredient of the pudding mix to counter the fat in the sour cream.
Hugs Squirrelly Cakes
I use sour cream in pound cakes and coffee cakes that I make from box cake mix. But, I haven't ever tried using it in cakes that I'm decorating. Thanks for the heads-up on the end results. I'm a sour cream lover and probably would've tried it!
Thanks for all the help everyone. I think I'll forget about adding meringue and use pudding mix instead to help make cake denser. You're right, meringue is expensive!
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