The Cure For The 15.25-oz Boxed Cake Mix

[frigilux]

Here's a great cake mix extender recipe to bring those 15.25 oz. boxed cake mixes back up to 18.25. It works well with white, yellow, chocolate, carrot, lemon, spice, and confetti cake mixes. This is much easier than keeping an extra box of each of the above-mentioned to do the extending.[this post was last edited: 3/16/2017-20:04]

 

[ovrphil]

Chocolate cake

Hi ..thanks Eugene. So did you derive the chemistry? Are there three eggs for the chocolate mix also?

 

[frigilux]

I checked out several extender recipes online. This one is simple and it works well. Thanks for catching the missing eggs in the chocolate cake! I corrected it.

 

[washman]

hi Frig!

 

[rp2813]

Very handy!  Thanks for sharing.  I'm going to send this to my sister, who bakes a lot.

 

[appnut]

Thanks Eugene!!! 

 

[ovrphil]

Thanks again Eugene...will try it out!

Phil

 

[earthling177]

Yay!

Thanks Eugene! I'll be putting those to use when using boxed mixes.

Cheers,
   -- Paulo.

 

[foraloysius]

So, if you are already adding things and you have to get out the flower etc. why not bake a cake from scratch? What are the extra's in a cake mix?

 

[michaelman2]

Brilliant!   Thank you for this kind sir!

 

[ea56]

I posted this version for extending the downsized cake mixes quite some time ago. It is for one mix at a time. I don't use mixes very often, but I found that this makes a cake very close to homemade.
Eddie

I have used this modification when using a cake mix with excellent results.

To the average size cake mix add:

1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp, baking powder
Substitute milk for the amount of water that the mix calls for
Use melted butter instead of oil, ( I used 1 cube )
1 tsp. vanilla
Add 1 extra egg
Mix as per the package directions. You will have a noticeably larger amount of batter. I used 2, 9" Wilton cake pans, which are a little deeper than most average 9" pans. If you are using regular 9" pans I would suggest using 3 pans, otherwise it may overflow. This recipe made the highest 9" cake I ever got out of a cake mix and the cake tasted almost like homemade. I haven't tried it with a chocolate cake mix, but I think I would use 1/4 cup cocoa and 1/4 cup flour instead of the 1/2 cup flour as listed above.
Eddie

 

[mrboilwash]

What are the extra's in a cake mix?

MODIFIED Corn Starch
PARTIALLY Hydrogenated Soybean and/or Cottonseed Oil
Propylene Glycol Mono and Diesters of Fatty Acids
Distilled Monoglycerides
Dicalcium Phosphate
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
Xanthan Gum
Cellulose Gum

Louis, I`m surprised you ask as you should know yourself Americans don`t like to put anything in their mouth if it hasn`t been processed ;-)

 

[foraloysius]

I knew I was asking for trouble. lol

 

[frigilux]

A Message To The 'From Scratch' Contingent:

1) The very act of opening the box and finding a gift bag inside brings to mind the joy of Christmas morning.

2) "Propylene Glycol Mono and Diesters of Fatty Acids" Let that roll off your tongue a few times. It is the sound and rhythm of poetry. Your cake is a poem. Mind blown!

3) Numbers 1 and 2 are so awesome we don't even need a #3.

Hi, Ben!

 

[frigilux]

Eddie-- Thanks for reposting your cake mix enlarger. I used it yesterday when making a yellow cake and it produced a very high cake in a 13" x 9" pan.

My extender recipe is designed to bring a smaller cake mix back to 18.25 ounces for use in cake mix-based recipes.

 

[ea56]

Hey Eugene, you are so welcome! I'm happy that it worked well for you. Your formula is a great solution too! I always enjoy what you have to say and the knowledge that you share.
Eddie