Baking with Cake Mixes They'll all think it's homemade!

 

 

With today's very busy lifestyles, not everyone has time to make a cake from scratch. More and more people use cake mixes all the time…and what's wrong with that?  Nothing!  The point is not that you use a cake mix, but what you do with that cake mix.

Here are some ways to jazz-up your cake mix cake.

1. For a fluffier cake, add 1 tablespoon of meringue powder.
2. Instead of water called for on the box, use other liquids for extra flavor. Some examples include milk, chocolate milk, fruit juice, lemon-lime soda or chocolate syrup. It all depends on the flavor of the cake and what you want to achieve.
3. Instead of vegetable oil use melted and cooled butter for a richer cake.
4. Enhance the cake flavor with extracts. Adding a teaspoon of vanilla or other coordinating flavored extracts to the cake mix won't make your cake batter overly wet. If more extract is desired, exchange it for some of the other liquid used in the mix.
5. If adding cut fruit, chocolate chips or nuts to a cake be sure to adjust cooking times accordingly.