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Baker Posts Simple But Effective Tips On How To Improve Your Cakes

There are those who are masters in the kitchen, whipping up cakes and gourmet meals, seemingly, out of thin air. Then are their extreme opposites, those who manage to set a bowl of cereal on fire Homer-Simpson-style. And then there are us, mortals, with a decent amount of skill and experience to make a pancake, but not enough finesse to impress anyone (especially not Gordon Ramsay).

If you have ever tried baking a cake or a pan of cupcakes using a box cake mix you’ve snatched at the local grocery store, you might have come to a disappointing (but not surprising) result. It’s no news that box cake simply doesn’t cut it, compared to bakery goods that were made from scratch. They taste a little bland and dry out quicker than you can have a second bite. Well, the box mix game is about to change.

One Tumblr user decided to share some ingenious baking hacks using box cake mix

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Baker Posts Simple But Effective Tips On How To Improve Your Cakes

Tumblr user “docholligay” claims to be a state champion baker and whether her credentials are credible or not, this lady has some practical baking tips to turn your box cake mix into a gourmet dessert.

Baker Posts Simple But Effective Tips On How To Improve Your Cakes

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Doc’s simple set of tips, to replace water with milk, vegetable oil with melted butter and toss in an extra egg, started an avalanche of replies with people not only swearing that this “hack” works, but also sharing their own tips and tricks. And for those still questioning why should they doctor their box mix if they can just make something from scratch, there are legitimate arguments to sway them to the box-cake-mix-hacked side.

Baker Posts Simple But Effective Tips On How To Improve Your Cakes

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After all, making a decent cake involves a set of tools, skills, and patience. And that’s only the biscuit part! Why bother so much with the creation of complex chemical reactions to make your cake have a fluffy and moist texture when you can pour your heart out into icing? Or decorating?

Baker Posts Simple But Effective Tips On How To Improve Your Cakes

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Baker Posts Simple But Effective Tips On How To Improve Your Cakes

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LuckyL 5 years ago

In Germany cake mixes already ask for butter, eggs and milk on the package.

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TrailerMix X 5 years ago

In the US it depends on the mix but generally require eggs (her tip was to add an extra egg) and usually vegetable oil instead of butter. Some call for water while some call for milk. Some call for water but also advises you can replace it with milk.

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fruit_panda 5 years ago

Betty Crocker doesn't actually require eggs, but it didn't appeal to customers when it only called for water and oil so it was added to help it sell

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Beatrice Alighieri 5 years ago

In Brazil as well.

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madcow 3417 5 years ago

"Once you realize that you don't need a special occasion to buy a cake, the second part of your life begins." -Simon Holland. I will be testing this, not at the next friend/family birthday, but tonight.

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Gemma Lees 5 years ago

I'm a relatively competent baker and I can bake a lot of stuff from scratch but if I can save money by using a packet mix, I will. The discounters usually have boxes of cake mix for 50p which even with the added stuff is cheaper and quicker if I'm not in a baking from scratch mood. I think most bakers and cooks use a combination of packet mixes and from scratch ingredients.

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