cake mix

Knoxville, TN
Updated on Apr 28, 2011

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.

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Ingredients

  • 2 1/3 cups unbleached all purpose flour or cake flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sugar ( i use evaporated cane crystals)
  • 1/2 cup oil or melted butter
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1-2 teaspoon 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 cup cocoa (add to dry ingredients before adding the milk)
  • SPICE CAKE:
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon allspice ( add all of these to dry ingredients)
  • LEMON CAKE:
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice in place of 1/2 cup of the milk
  • 1-2 teaspoon lemon extract in place of the vanilla
  • - opt- lemon zest & yellow food coloring

How To Make cake mix

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

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