When I make/decorate a cake I do it in three phases. You can do it all in one day, but it sure makes decorating much easier to do it in steps. In my opinion Duncan Hines is the very best. I use this cake mix for all my cakes. I promise it is DELICIOUS! I don't just use the box recipe though. On the side of the box they have a recipe for a Sock-It-To-Me cake. This is what I use. The result is a super moist, but firm (good for decorating) cake.
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| When these are on sale, it's not abnormal for me to come out of the
store with 10 or more boxes. I bag the boxes in 2 gallon Ziploc bags
and keep them in the freezer until needed. Sometimes they're $1
each at Kroger! Yes, please!!! | |
For the cake you need eggs, sour cream, vegetable oil, water, and granulated sugar. FYI - Adding extra fat to a cake will make it more moist (hence the added sour cream). My Kitchen Aid mixer is also a major part to making the cake. A hand mixer doesn't add the "fluff" to the batter that this mixer does. I am such close buddies with my mixer. She isn't flashy but she can "whip it" like a beast. You might hear me refer to her as Betty the Beast! I love my mixer!
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| Here they are straight out of the oven. I usually let them cool in the pans for about 10 minutes. This recipe bakes a perfect cake. I almost never have to level a cake before I decorate it. But...if I do, I don't complain because the scraps are a great snack!!! |
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| After 10 minutes I turn them out on a cooling rack to cool completely. Check back soon for the finished product! Yum, yum, yum!!! |
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