How to spice up a cake mix?!
I'm planning on baking a couple of (birthday) cakes for a big party this weekend, but as a student I'm on a very tight budget!. Does anyone have any ideas on how to improve cheaply a standard homebrand cake mix!? I'm thinking of making a chocolate one and a vanilla!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Just add chocolate chips to the chocolate cake mix and add vanilla chips to the vanilla!. Easy cheap and yummy!.!.!.!.plus your guest will get this extra burst of flavor in the cake!.!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
to the chocolate mix add 1/4 tsp!. chipotle or cayenne powder and 1/8 tsp!. cinnamon for a mexican spiced chocolate cake yummy! for white or yellow cake I love the jello cake!. mix up a small box of red jello and cool until it just barely starts to thicken!. punch holes into the top of the cake with a top of the handle of a wooden spoon then pour the jello over the top of the cake!. frost with whipped cream after chilling 2 to 3 hours in the fridge! YUM!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
There are some great recipes for doctoring cake mixes at Recipegoldmine!.com/cakemixcake!.!.!.!.!.!.lots of creative and easy recipes, that don't call for a ton of ingredients!. The other place to look is at kraftfoods!.com!.!.!.!.!.!.they also use cake mixes as a base!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
melt chocolate and put it in the mix,
and ad white chocolate melted to the vanilla mix tastes greatWww@FoodAQ@Com
and ad white chocolate melted to the vanilla mix tastes greatWww@FoodAQ@Com
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cake
=Prep Time: 20 min
Total Time: 50 min
Makes: 24 servings, one piece each
1 pkg!. (2-layer size) devil's food cake mix
1 pkg!. (8 oz!.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 pkg!. (8 oz!.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
6 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate
PREPARE cake batter and bake in 13x9-inch baking pan as directed on package; cool completely!.
BEAT cream cheese and powdered sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium-low speed until well blended!. Add peanut butter; mix well!. Blend in 1 cup of the whipped topping!. Spread over cake!.
PLACE chocolate in medium microwaveable bowl!. Microwave on HIGH 2 min!. or until completely melted, stirring with wire whisk after each minute!. Add remaining 2 cups whipped topping; stir until well blended!. Spread evenly over frosted cake!. Refrigerate until set!. Store in refrigerator!.
Almond Joy Cake
1 package devil's food cake mix
24 large marshmallows
14 ounces coconut
1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
1 cup almonds -- chopped
Make chocolate cake according to package directions in 2 round pans!. Make favorite chocolate frosting for cake!.
While cake is cooling, heat evaporated milk, sugar and marshmallows in a very large pan to avoid spilling over!. When marshmallows are melted, add coconut and almonds!.
Spread this on top of the bottom cake layer!. Top with other cake layer and frost with chocolate frosting!.
Dulce de Leche Cream Cake
Estimated Times:
Preparation - 15 min | Cooking - 30 min | Cooling Time - 1 hrs 40 min cooling | Yields - 12
Top your favorite cake with this creamy, caramel topping for a delicious taste sensation!.
Ingredients:
1 package (18!.25 oz!.) white or yellow cake mix
1 can (14 oz!.) CARNATION Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/3 cup caramel ice cream topping
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted
Directions:
PREPARE cake mix according to package directions for 13 x 9-inch baking pan; cool completely in pan on wire rack!.
PLACE sweetened condensed milk in a large, microwave-safe bowl!. Microwave on MEDIUM power, stirring halfway through, for 4 minutes!. Reduce to MEDIUM-LOW power; microwave, stirring with wire whisk every few minutes, for 16 to 24 minutes or until thick and light caramel colored!. Stir in caramel topping!. Cool for 15 minutes!. Spread evenly over cake!. Cool completely!.
BEAT cream in a large mixing bowl until soft peaks form!. Add sugar and vanilla extract; beat until stiff peaks form!. Spoon over cake; sprinkle with almonds!. Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours!.
Cookies ′N Cream Cake
Prep Time:
25 minutes
Ready In:
2 hours 15 minutes
Ingredients:
CAKE
1 (18!.25-oz!.) pkg!. Pillsbury? Moist Supreme? White Cake Mix
1 1/4 cups water
1/4 cup oil
4 egg whites or 3 eggs
1 cup coarsely crushed creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
FROSTING
1 (16-oz!.) can Pillsbury? Creamy Supreme? Vanilla Frosting
Preparation Directions:
1!. Heat oven to 350°F!. Lightly spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan!. Prepare cake as directed on package using water, oil, and eggs!. With spoon, stir in cookies!. Pour batter into prepared pan!.
2!. Bake at 350°F!. for 32 to 36 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean!. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled!.
3!. Frost cake with frosting!. If desired, garnish with additional cookies!.
Yield:
12 servings
Tips:
* Cake can be baked in two 9 or 8-inch pans; grease and flour!. Bake at 350°F!. for 25 to 35 minutes!. Cool 15 minutes!. Remove from pans!. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled!.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
Makes 12 to 16 servings
Ingredients
1 package DUNCAN HINES? Moist Deluxe? Yellow Cake Mix
1 package (4-serving size) vanilla-flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix
4 eggs
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1-1/2 cups finely chopped pecans
Confectioners' sugar for garnish
1!. Preheat oven to 350°F!. Grease and flour 10-inch Bundt pan!.
2!. Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water and oil in large mixing bowl!. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer for 2 minutes!. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans!. Pour into prepared pan!. Bake at 350°F for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean!. Cool in pan 25 minutes!. Invert onto serving plate!. Cool completely!. Dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired!.
Fudge Ribbon Cherry Cake
1 (18!.25 ounce) box chocolate cake mix
3/4 cup maraschino cherries, chopped
1 to 1 1/3 cups maraschino cherry juice, or as needed
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Confectioners' sugar, as needed
Heat oven to 350 degrees F!.
Prepare cake mix with cherry juice instead of the water it calls for in the directions!. Use rest of ingredients stated on the box!. Fold in chopped cherries!. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch fluted tube pan!.
In small mixer bowl beat cream cheese, margarine and cornstarch until fluffy!. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk, egg and vanilla extract; beat until smooth!. Pour evenly over cake batter!. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean!. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan, cool!. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar!.
Makes 12 servings!.
Chocolate Mountain Cake
1 (2 layer) devil's foodchoc!. cake mix
2 large chocolate instant jello's
1 (12 oz!.) pkg!. semi-sweet choc!. chips
4 large eggs
1 cup veg!. oil
1 1/2 c!. water
Preheat oven to 350!. Mix all ingredients together until well mixed!.
Place mixed ingredients in greased bundt pan!. Bake for 50 to 55
minutes or until a toothpick or fork comes clean after being inserted
in middle comes out almost clean!. Allow 30 minutes to cool!. Turn
pan over on plate!.
Great eaten with dusted confectioner's sugar or with vanilla ice
cream \
Hundred and One Holes Cake
I
1 package white cake mix
I small package cherry Jell-O
1 can cherry pie filling
1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip?
Make cake according to package directions!. Let cool approximately 20 minutes!.
Poke holes all through cake with meat fork!.
Make Jell-O according to package directions!. Slowly pour Jell-O over cake!. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled!.
Spread cherry pie filling over top of cake!. Spread Cool Whip over top of pie filling!. Refrigerate!.
CHOCOLATE CARAMEL FUDGE CAKE
1/3 c!. evaporated milk
1 pkg!. German chocolate cake mix
3/4 c!. melted butter
1 c!. chopped nuts (optional)
1 sm!. pkg!. chocolate chips
60 Kraft caramels
1/2 c!. evaporated milk
Mix 1/3 cup milk with cake mix; add butter and nuts!. Spread half of batter in 13x9-inch greased pan!. Bake 8 minutes in 350 degree oven!. While hot, sprinkle with chocolate chips and caramels, prepared by melting caramels and 1/2 cup milk!. Top with other half of cake mix!. Bake 18-20 minutes longer!. Rich and deliciousWww@FoodAQ@Com
=Prep Time: 20 min
Total Time: 50 min
Makes: 24 servings, one piece each
1 pkg!. (2-layer size) devil's food cake mix
1 pkg!. (8 oz!.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 pkg!. (8 oz!.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
6 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate
PREPARE cake batter and bake in 13x9-inch baking pan as directed on package; cool completely!.
BEAT cream cheese and powdered sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium-low speed until well blended!. Add peanut butter; mix well!. Blend in 1 cup of the whipped topping!. Spread over cake!.
PLACE chocolate in medium microwaveable bowl!. Microwave on HIGH 2 min!. or until completely melted, stirring with wire whisk after each minute!. Add remaining 2 cups whipped topping; stir until well blended!. Spread evenly over frosted cake!. Refrigerate until set!. Store in refrigerator!.
Almond Joy Cake
1 package devil's food cake mix
24 large marshmallows
14 ounces coconut
1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
1 cup almonds -- chopped
Make chocolate cake according to package directions in 2 round pans!. Make favorite chocolate frosting for cake!.
While cake is cooling, heat evaporated milk, sugar and marshmallows in a very large pan to avoid spilling over!. When marshmallows are melted, add coconut and almonds!.
Spread this on top of the bottom cake layer!. Top with other cake layer and frost with chocolate frosting!.
Dulce de Leche Cream Cake
Estimated Times:
Preparation - 15 min | Cooking - 30 min | Cooling Time - 1 hrs 40 min cooling | Yields - 12
Top your favorite cake with this creamy, caramel topping for a delicious taste sensation!.
Ingredients:
1 package (18!.25 oz!.) white or yellow cake mix
1 can (14 oz!.) CARNATION Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/3 cup caramel ice cream topping
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted
Directions:
PREPARE cake mix according to package directions for 13 x 9-inch baking pan; cool completely in pan on wire rack!.
PLACE sweetened condensed milk in a large, microwave-safe bowl!. Microwave on MEDIUM power, stirring halfway through, for 4 minutes!. Reduce to MEDIUM-LOW power; microwave, stirring with wire whisk every few minutes, for 16 to 24 minutes or until thick and light caramel colored!. Stir in caramel topping!. Cool for 15 minutes!. Spread evenly over cake!. Cool completely!.
BEAT cream in a large mixing bowl until soft peaks form!. Add sugar and vanilla extract; beat until stiff peaks form!. Spoon over cake; sprinkle with almonds!. Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours!.
Cookies ′N Cream Cake
Prep Time:
25 minutes
Ready In:
2 hours 15 minutes
Ingredients:
CAKE
1 (18!.25-oz!.) pkg!. Pillsbury? Moist Supreme? White Cake Mix
1 1/4 cups water
1/4 cup oil
4 egg whites or 3 eggs
1 cup coarsely crushed creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
FROSTING
1 (16-oz!.) can Pillsbury? Creamy Supreme? Vanilla Frosting
Preparation Directions:
1!. Heat oven to 350°F!. Lightly spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan!. Prepare cake as directed on package using water, oil, and eggs!. With spoon, stir in cookies!. Pour batter into prepared pan!.
2!. Bake at 350°F!. for 32 to 36 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean!. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled!.
3!. Frost cake with frosting!. If desired, garnish with additional cookies!.
Yield:
12 servings
Tips:
* Cake can be baked in two 9 or 8-inch pans; grease and flour!. Bake at 350°F!. for 25 to 35 minutes!. Cool 15 minutes!. Remove from pans!. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled!.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
Makes 12 to 16 servings
Ingredients
1 package DUNCAN HINES? Moist Deluxe? Yellow Cake Mix
1 package (4-serving size) vanilla-flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix
4 eggs
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1-1/2 cups finely chopped pecans
Confectioners' sugar for garnish
1!. Preheat oven to 350°F!. Grease and flour 10-inch Bundt pan!.
2!. Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water and oil in large mixing bowl!. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer for 2 minutes!. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans!. Pour into prepared pan!. Bake at 350°F for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean!. Cool in pan 25 minutes!. Invert onto serving plate!. Cool completely!. Dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired!.
Fudge Ribbon Cherry Cake
1 (18!.25 ounce) box chocolate cake mix
3/4 cup maraschino cherries, chopped
1 to 1 1/3 cups maraschino cherry juice, or as needed
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Confectioners' sugar, as needed
Heat oven to 350 degrees F!.
Prepare cake mix with cherry juice instead of the water it calls for in the directions!. Use rest of ingredients stated on the box!. Fold in chopped cherries!. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch fluted tube pan!.
In small mixer bowl beat cream cheese, margarine and cornstarch until fluffy!. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk, egg and vanilla extract; beat until smooth!. Pour evenly over cake batter!. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean!. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan, cool!. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar!.
Makes 12 servings!.
Chocolate Mountain Cake
1 (2 layer) devil's foodchoc!. cake mix
2 large chocolate instant jello's
1 (12 oz!.) pkg!. semi-sweet choc!. chips
4 large eggs
1 cup veg!. oil
1 1/2 c!. water
Preheat oven to 350!. Mix all ingredients together until well mixed!.
Place mixed ingredients in greased bundt pan!. Bake for 50 to 55
minutes or until a toothpick or fork comes clean after being inserted
in middle comes out almost clean!. Allow 30 minutes to cool!. Turn
pan over on plate!.
Great eaten with dusted confectioner's sugar or with vanilla ice
cream \
Hundred and One Holes Cake
I
1 package white cake mix
I small package cherry Jell-O
1 can cherry pie filling
1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip?
Make cake according to package directions!. Let cool approximately 20 minutes!.
Poke holes all through cake with meat fork!.
Make Jell-O according to package directions!. Slowly pour Jell-O over cake!. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled!.
Spread cherry pie filling over top of cake!. Spread Cool Whip over top of pie filling!. Refrigerate!.
CHOCOLATE CARAMEL FUDGE CAKE
1/3 c!. evaporated milk
1 pkg!. German chocolate cake mix
3/4 c!. melted butter
1 c!. chopped nuts (optional)
1 sm!. pkg!. chocolate chips
60 Kraft caramels
1/2 c!. evaporated milk
Mix 1/3 cup milk with cake mix; add butter and nuts!. Spread half of batter in 13x9-inch greased pan!. Bake 8 minutes in 350 degree oven!. While hot, sprinkle with chocolate chips and caramels, prepared by melting caramels and 1/2 cup milk!. Top with other half of cake mix!. Bake 18-20 minutes longer!. Rich and deliciousWww@FoodAQ@Com
Angel Food Pineapple Cake Recipe
1 can of crushed pineapple in its own juice
1 box of 1 step angel food cake mix (1 step kind)
Oven Temp ~ 325° Baking Time ~ 25 - 30 Min!.
Pan Type ~ 9 x 13 pan
Preheat oven, grease pan!.
Mix these ingredients together and pour into prepared pan!. Bake!.
Honest, it is that easy, no fat, very low calories, and tastes great!. For an extra treat sprinkle coconut flakes on top before baking!. Serve with non-fat Cool
Blueberry Nut Crunch Cake Recipe
1 can ( 20 oz )
3 cups
1 cup
1 box
1/2 cup
1 cup Crushed pineapple
Fresh or frozen blueberries
Sugar
Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
Margarine
Nuts, ground fine
Oven Temp ~ 350° Baking Time ~ 30 - 40 Min!.
Pan Type ~ 13x9-inch pan
Preheat oven, grease a pan!.
Pour pineapple and juice in!. Sprinkle blueberries over pineapple!. Pour 3/4 cup sugar over berries, sprinkle cake mix dry over berries!.
Melt margarine and pour over cake!. Pour remaining sugar over this and sprinkle nuts over this!.
Bake!. Cut through with a spoon in several places to let juices come through and cook 10 or 15 more minutes!. Can be served with Cool Whip or ice cream
Butterscotch Rum Pound Cake Recipe
1 (11 oz!. ) Pkg
1 (18!.25 oz ) Pkg
4
3/4 Cup
1/2 Cup
1/2 Cup
1/4 Cup
1 Cup Butterscotch Flavored Morsels, divided
Moist Yellow Cake Mix
large Eggs
Sour Cream
Milk
Dark Rum
Butter or margarine
Finely Chopped Walnuts
Glaze (recipe follows)
chopped nuts (optional)
Oven Temp ~ 350° Baking Time ~ 50 - 60 Min!.
Pan Type ~ 10 inch Bundt pan
PREHEAT oven, grease your pan!.
Microwave 1 1/3 cups morsels in medium, microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (70 percent) power for 1 minute; stir!. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth!. Cool to room temperature!.
Combine cake mix, eggs, sour cream, milk, rum, butter and melted morsels in large mixer bowl!. Beat on low speed just until moistened!. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes!. Stir in 1 cup nuts!. Pour into prepared Bundt pan!.
Bake until wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean!. Cool in pan on wire rack for 20 minutes!. Invert onto wire rack to cool completely; transfer to serving platter!. Pour Glaze over cake; sprinkle with chopped nuts!.
Microwave remaining morsels and 1 to 2 tablespoons milk in small, microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (70 percent) power for 30 seconds; stir!. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth!. Cool for 5 to 10 minutes!.
Chocolate Cherry Cake Recipe
1 Pkg
1 Can
2
1 tsp Chocolate Cake Mix
Cherry Pie Filling
Large Eggs
Almond Extract
Oven Temp ~ 350° Baking Time ~ 30 - 35 Min!.
Pan Type ~ 9-13 inch pan
Preheat oven, spray pan with non-stick vegetable spray!.
Combine everything in a large mixing bowl!. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute, Then increase for 2 minutes!. The batter will be thick!. Pour the batter into a prepared pan!. Bake!. It is very goodWww@FoodAQ@Com
1 can of crushed pineapple in its own juice
1 box of 1 step angel food cake mix (1 step kind)
Oven Temp ~ 325° Baking Time ~ 25 - 30 Min!.
Pan Type ~ 9 x 13 pan
Preheat oven, grease pan!.
Mix these ingredients together and pour into prepared pan!. Bake!.
Honest, it is that easy, no fat, very low calories, and tastes great!. For an extra treat sprinkle coconut flakes on top before baking!. Serve with non-fat Cool
Blueberry Nut Crunch Cake Recipe
1 can ( 20 oz )
3 cups
1 cup
1 box
1/2 cup
1 cup Crushed pineapple
Fresh or frozen blueberries
Sugar
Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
Margarine
Nuts, ground fine
Oven Temp ~ 350° Baking Time ~ 30 - 40 Min!.
Pan Type ~ 13x9-inch pan
Preheat oven, grease a pan!.
Pour pineapple and juice in!. Sprinkle blueberries over pineapple!. Pour 3/4 cup sugar over berries, sprinkle cake mix dry over berries!.
Melt margarine and pour over cake!. Pour remaining sugar over this and sprinkle nuts over this!.
Bake!. Cut through with a spoon in several places to let juices come through and cook 10 or 15 more minutes!. Can be served with Cool Whip or ice cream
Butterscotch Rum Pound Cake Recipe
1 (11 oz!. ) Pkg
1 (18!.25 oz ) Pkg
4
3/4 Cup
1/2 Cup
1/2 Cup
1/4 Cup
1 Cup Butterscotch Flavored Morsels, divided
Moist Yellow Cake Mix
large Eggs
Sour Cream
Milk
Dark Rum
Butter or margarine
Finely Chopped Walnuts
Glaze (recipe follows)
chopped nuts (optional)
Oven Temp ~ 350° Baking Time ~ 50 - 60 Min!.
Pan Type ~ 10 inch Bundt pan
PREHEAT oven, grease your pan!.
Microwave 1 1/3 cups morsels in medium, microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (70 percent) power for 1 minute; stir!. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth!. Cool to room temperature!.
Combine cake mix, eggs, sour cream, milk, rum, butter and melted morsels in large mixer bowl!. Beat on low speed just until moistened!. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes!. Stir in 1 cup nuts!. Pour into prepared Bundt pan!.
Bake until wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean!. Cool in pan on wire rack for 20 minutes!. Invert onto wire rack to cool completely; transfer to serving platter!. Pour Glaze over cake; sprinkle with chopped nuts!.
Microwave remaining morsels and 1 to 2 tablespoons milk in small, microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (70 percent) power for 30 seconds; stir!. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth!. Cool for 5 to 10 minutes!.
Chocolate Cherry Cake Recipe
1 Pkg
1 Can
2
1 tsp Chocolate Cake Mix
Cherry Pie Filling
Large Eggs
Almond Extract
Oven Temp ~ 350° Baking Time ~ 30 - 35 Min!.
Pan Type ~ 9-13 inch pan
Preheat oven, spray pan with non-stick vegetable spray!.
Combine everything in a large mixing bowl!. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute, Then increase for 2 minutes!. The batter will be thick!. Pour the batter into a prepared pan!. Bake!. It is very goodWww@FoodAQ@Com