Help! I Need To Start Making Scratch Cakes That Bake, Feel, And Taste Like The Old (18..25 Oz) Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Butter Golden Mix
Baking By honeyburn1 Updated 20 May 2013 , 5:58am by cakefat
Okay, So like soooooo many people you have fallen victim to Duncan Hines' changes to their mix (no maltodextrin -not sure if this is what changed everything, but everything definitely changed, and the amounts of the ingredients have changed) and the amount given...and now I NEED a (desperately) moist, fluffy, yet firm enough for a wedding cake/stacking cake.... Oh and has a wonderful taste! Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Butter golden mix makes a really good cake..um..MADE a really good cake. I have tried 4 or 5 different yellow recipes and now, my friends/ family are complaining about dryness and/or heaviness of these homemade cakes. Does anyone have a recipe that rivals my FAVORITE cake mix cake??
Thank you...but I can't seem to fine the butter recipe on her site :(
Hey thanks for the rec! Here's the link;
http://fromscratchsf.wordpress.com/2011/07/26/white-cake-part-3-with-recipe/
I've just made this one:
http://www.threelittleblackbirds.com/2011/12/yellow-butter-vanilla-cake/
Amazing!
Here you go:
This has a bajillion awesome reviews on various discussion forums on the web. I haven't tried it in a cake form. It does NOT translate well to cupcakes. but you can see by the crumb how open and fluffy it is. Not my preference, personally, but if you're going for something that mimics a box mix, it definitely fits the bill.
http://www.cheftalk.com/t/45372/finally-that-perfect-homemade-yellow-cake
@ Annie: Thanks I've tried this one, but I don't think it's firm enough for my tiered cakes.
I've just made this one:
http://www.threelittleblackbirds.com/2011/12/yellow-butter-vanilla-cake/
Amazing!
I'm going to try this one this weekend!! thank you!
I only tried it as cupcakes, and it sucked. Glad to know it's not that great for cakes either. I like a denser, tighter, crumb, and after seeing the pictures I decided not to try it as a cake.
Thanks all! I FINALLY have my scatch cake recipes!! Thank you!
Ahoneyburn1 which recipe did you use please would like to know
I have always used the wasc until recently, I decided to try beyond buttercreams recipie, now that's all I use. It is beyond amazing. My husband who grew up on box mixes now will only eat this cake. I just made the pumpkin and everyone raved about it. I am now a scratch only baker. Her recipie is easy to follow and the end result is great.
I also have been trying different recipes. My customers and my husband love my cakes...and they are from a box. Have tried different scratch recipes and none have equaled the moistness of the box mix. Plus, needs to be able to be frozen and maintain moisture as I only have 1x a week to bake. I also like a more dense cake with small crumb. I don't want the airy or wholes between. Anyhow, tried FromScratch (Beyond Buttercream) and loved it out of the oven. Tried freezing a small cake to see how it fared the next day. Well, not so good. Didn't tell husband and he says why is this cake dry? So, can you tell me does the White Velvet cake (cake bible) freeze well?
AWhere can I find this white velvet cake recipe from scratch?
google.
I googled 'white velvet cake recipe" and it came up..so easy
http://www.realbakingwithrose.com/recipes/RLB's%20White%20Velvet%20Cake.pdf
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