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cake mix

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Muna Escobar
Knoxville, TN

Another one of the recipes I found online. Great substitute from using store bought cake mixes, which are inexpensive but have more ingredients than I can count.

(2 ratings)

Ingredients For cake mix

  • 2 1/3 c
    unbleached all purpose flour or cake flour
  • 1 Tbsp
    baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    sugar ( i use evaporated cane crystals)
  • 1/2 c
    oil or melted butter
  • 3 lg
    eggs
  • 1 1/2 c
    milk
  • 1-2 tsp
    vanilla
  • optional: add 1 pkg pudding mix + 1 lge egg
  • YELLOW CAKE:
  • make as is
  • WHITE CAKE:
  • use 4 egg whites instead of the 3 eggs
  • CHOCOLATE CAKE:
  • 1/2 c
    cocoa (add to dry ingredients before adding the milk)
  • SPICE CAKE:
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp
    cloves
  • 1/4 tsp
    allspice ( add all of these to dry ingredients)
  • LEMON CAKE:
  • 1/2 c
    lemon juice in place of 1/2 cup of the milk
  • 1-2 tsp
    lemon extract in place of the vanilla
  • opt- lemon zest & yellow food coloring

How To Make cake mix

  • 1
    Sift dry ingredients.
  • 2
    Add oil & mix until crumbly.
  • 3
    Add eggs, milk & vanilla.
  • 4
    Beat on low 1 minute then on high for 2 minutes.
  • 5
    Pour into greased cake pan of choice. Bake it at 350' until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • 6
    FOR PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE:
  • 7
    Melt 1/2 cup butter into the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish.
  • 8
    Add 2/3 cup brown sugar to it.
  • 9
    Arrange pineapple slices & cherries in bottom of pan.
  • 10
    Top with yellow cake batter.
  • 11
    Bake as directed.

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