How To Make Yellow Cake Mix' title='How To Make Yellow Cake Mix' />This little trick came from sister Robins friend Susan who lives in Paris Texas. Anything Susan cooks will make you slap your mama and this is no exception. Have you ever wanted to make brownies and you dont have the stuff to do it Here is a good alternative cakemix brownies. Really easy and really good Keep this mix in your pantry for a quick and easy cake any time you want. For baking directions, see our Homemade Yellow Cake recipe. Make or Buy Cake Mix vs. Homemade. Cake mix sparks a lot of debate, it seems On the one hand, its fast, convenient, and reliable. But on the other hand, homemade isnt really that much fussier and it tastes a whole lot better. Or does it For purposes of comparison, well use Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Classic Yellow Cake Mix and our own recipe for yellow cake Easy DIY Yellow Cake. All costs were taken from Peapod Online Grocery. In the homemade cost, we dont account for the cost of salt or other typical pantry staples. COST BREAKDOWN Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Classic Yellow Cake Mix Box Mix 1. TOTAL 2. 2. 8PER SERVING 0. Easy DIY Yellow Cake. TOTAL 3. 7. 9PER SERVING 0. TIME BREAKDOWNA few years back, we did an experiment timing mixing up a bowl of boxed cake mix verses making it from scratch. You can read the complete results here, but at the end of the day, the two took almost exactly the same time a little over five minutes. From cinnamon rolls to doughnutsand every cookie, cupcake and bar inbetweenBetty Crocker Yellow Cake Mix can be used to bake just about anything. Cake mix sparks a lot of debate, it seems On the one hand, its fast, convenient, and reliable. But on the other hand, homemade isnt really that much fussier and it. The recipe is originally from chickensintheroad. I posted here for safe keeping and measuring nutritional value. Thank you chickensintheroad for coming up with. Are you a pie baker It seems that many bakers have a specialty, perhaps cake decorating or cookie baking. I enjoy baking pies but dont take the time to make them. How to Make Cake Mix Cookies. Make easy cookies with the kids by using a packet of cake mix and turning it into cookies instead of a cake. Though the. You may not think that you can make ricotta cake with cake mix, but you can use a standard cake mix and make a traditional ricotta cake. This recipe starts with. Baking time is also almost exactly the same about 3. Dunan Hines per the box and 2. Both should cool for about 1. Total time from start to finish for both cakes is roughly 5. CONVENIENCESince the preparation time for both cakes is nearly the same, its hard to argue that one is more convenient than the other based just on the ingredients or time saved. Where we feel like the cake mix gets an edge over homemade is when it comes to peace of mind. We know that cake mix is going to work exactly the same every time. Even more, it will taste the same every time. Plus, we typically dirty fewer dishes with boxed Unless you bake cakes frequently, its hard to get that same kind of consistency with homemade cakes. TASTINESS AND HEALTHFULNESSHere is where the homemade gets its turn While cake mixes have a certain nostalgic comfort factor, they typically taste flat, sugary, and vaguely chemically while the texture leaves a lot to be desired. Cakes made from scratch just taste better rich, buttery, and moist with lots of sweet flavor nuances that make it hard to stop eating more. When you get down to the fine print on those cake boxes, youll see a handful of ingredients that dont seem to belong. Things like polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, cellulose gum, and modified cornstarch. If healthfulness is a big factor in your cake consumption, this might be a winning argument for you for homemade over boxed mix. MAKE OR BUY Honestly, we could go either way with this one. The box mix is about 1. And really, the flavor isnt that bad. Homemade cakes can sometimes be fussy, especially if you dont make them very often, but dangIts hard to beat a homemade cake for flavor and texture OUR VERDICT Theres a time and place for both. What do you think Related Make or Buy Macaroni and CheeseImages Peapod and Faith Durand. How to make a miniature cake with Polymer Clay, by IGMA Artisan Betsy Niederer. By popular request we are going to create a miniature chocolate and vanilla layer cake with vanilla icing. The chocoholics wanted the chocolate, and others wanted a good recipe for a realistic vanilla cake. So were doing both. If you want an all chocolate or all vanilla cake, thats just fineWell do the chocolate layer first. Preheat your oven to either 2. F 1. 35C if you are using Premo or Sculpey, or 2. F 1. 29C degrees if you are using Fimo. You will need a piece of your burnt umber or dark brown clay, pasta machine or rolling device, the inch 2 cm rose cutter, a pin, a cutting blade, and a piece of sand paper optional. I always work on my ceramic tile so I can transport my work directly into the oven. If you dont have a tile you can bake your cake on foil or a paper plate it wont burn. Break off a piece of your brown clay 14 of a block is more than enough and mush it in your hands until it is soft and workable. Enlarge Picture of cake materials. When your clay is ready, roll it through your pasta machine to get the air bubbles out. You will want your cake layers to measure about 18th of an inch thick 4 mm. To do this on my machine I roll the clay through the thickest setting. I cut the clay in half and lay half on the tile. I roll the second piece through the 4th smallest setting, then lay that on top of the first piece of clay on the tile. Since all machines are different youll have to see what works best for you. Enlarge Picture of rolled polymor clay. Cut the clay. Your cake layer should stick to your tile and not come off inside the cutter. If it does, just try again after brushing some cornstarch over the clay, and dusting the inside of the rose cutter. Brush off any excess cornstarch. Enlarge Picture of clay cutting. Pull the excess clay away, leaving your layer. Enlarge Picture of removing excess clay. Use your blade to loosen the layer from the tile, and set it aside to cool a bit and harden. Set the brown clay aside for a minute. Enlarge Picture of loosening the clay. To make the vanilla layer youll need of a bar of translucent. Then break off of the bar of white, and use of that. Break off of a bar of yellow, and use about 18th. These proportions are shown in the picture. Mix the white and yellow together. Enlarge Picture of mixing the Polymer clay. Take about 13rd of the light yellow mix and set it aside. Enlarge Picture of setting aside the Yellow clay. Condition the translucent, and add the 13rd chunk of yellow. The proportion should look approximately like that in the picture. If you have any questions err on the side of less yellow. You can always add more later if necessary. Mix this well It is important to remember that when you are going to start working with your white and translucent clay that you wash your hands to get off any of the brown, and any dust. I always dust my hands with cornstarch too, just to be sure all of the dust is off. Youd be surprised what can be on your hands Enlarge Picture of mixing translucent and Yellow clay. How To Make Granola there. You will hopefully end up with a very translucent light yellow. Translucence is very important when making vanilla cakes too much of the colored clay will make your cake look chalky after it is baked. Youll have enough to make lots of cakes, so store the excess in a plastic baggie to keep it clean. Enlarge Picture of mixed cake batter. Proceed as before, you will want the layer to measure about 18th inch 4mm thick. I find that this mix tends to be a bit stickier than the brown, so I dusted the clay with cornstarch. Enlarge Picture of the dusted cake layer. Cut out your circle. If it doesnt stick to the tile, remember to dust the inside of the cutter with cornstarch. Enlarge Picture of cutting the Vanilla layer. Remove the excess clay. Enlarge Picture of removing excess cake layer. Dust off the top. Enlarge Picture of dusting the top of the cake layer. Remove the layer with your razor blade and set it aside for a minute to cool. Enlarge Picture of set aside the Vanilla layer. Were ready to cut slicesWere going to cut the slices before we texture the cake. Enlarge Picture of Preparting to cut Slices. TIP Remember, if your clay is sticky you can dust it with cornstarch, then brush it off when youre done Starting with the chocolate layer, cut a slice with your blade. To show off the inside best I try to get a slice about the size of the cake. Enlarge Picture of cutting the cake Slices. Since the layers will be lined up, youll want them to look even. Use the chocolate wedge as a template on the vanilla layer to get a similar slice. Enlarge Picture of lining up the layers. Cut the miniature cake layers as shown. Enlarge Picture of cutting the layers. Cut the slices in half to make 2 servings of cake. Enlarge Picture of slicing the layers again. TIP The key is to hold your cake lightly so it stays in shape. If the clay is getting too soft just place it in the freezer for a few minutes to firm it up again. You can also dust your fingers with cornstarch. If you get fingerprints on the cake dont worry They will be covered with icing. Texturing the layers is a little tricky if you have hot hands. You want to try to keep the layers shape, so hold it very, very gently as shown. If you find the clay is getting mushy and not holding its shape you can place it in the freezer for a minute. Were not going to worry about fingerprints on the top of the cake because its going to be covered with icing. Enlarge Picture of holding the Cake. The lazy way of making the cake texture is to press a piece of sand paper against the cut surface. It looks better if you do it the hard way. This method is just if you are in a hurry to complete your miniature cake Enlarge Picture of using sand paper to texture a Cake. The Preferred method of texturing the cake is to use a pin to tease up the clay on the cut surface. Be gentle, you dont want it to look like youve obviously stirred up the clay. You might have to go over it a couple of times. Enlarge Picture of using a pin to realistically texture your Cake. Texture the entire cut cake surface. Enlarge Picture of surfacing the cut Cake surface. Now that the vanilla layer has cooled a bit you can proceed as above. If your cake gets warm and starts to lose its shape, remember you can always freeze it for a few minutes. Remember to hold the clay very gently, and work slowly. Enlarge Picture of texture vanilla slice. Texturing the entire cut surface of the Vanilla slice. Enlarge Picture of the textured the whole vanilla slice. Texture the cut cake slices too. I generally only do one side since I have the slices laying on a plate. Enlarge Picture of the texturing cake slices. Youll want some crumbs for the cake plate, so use your pin to make some vanilla and chocolate crumbs. Enlarge Picture of making Chocolate and Vanilla crumbs. TIP. Dont poke holes in the clay you want to scrape the pin against the clay surface swirl it, make little circles, anything that helps to give the cake texture. If it doesnt look crumbly enough try and cool it in the fridge and try again. Set your layers, slices, and crumbs on your tile and bake for about 1. Dont worry about not baking them for the entire thirty minutes in the case of Premo and Fimo since they will be going into the oven two more times. We just want to harden them up so we can frost them. Enlarge Picture of baking your Miniature Cake. Lets make icing Youll need a tile, liquid Kato Fimo or TLS, and a lump of white clay about 18th of your 2oz. Youll probably need several craft sticks because youll most likely break them while mixing I always do. Enlarge Picture of preparing Cake icing. Start mixing the solid and liquid clay together. If youre using TLS or liquid Fimo it may take a bit more muscle, but it will come together I swear Kato seems to mix better, which is why its now my favorite liquid clay. Note the proportions in the picture.