For anyone who is interested. Duncan Hines makes a cupcake mix. I found this at the Dollar Tree. They come two flavors confetti and yellow mix.


What's Bakin?

????? It's called "cupcake" mix? Is it different than the regular cake mix?

Yeah, I saw this at Target. If it's what I saw, the mix makes half the amount as a regular cake mix, but costs the same.

Bleh! Why would they make that???? Anybody think this is a good idea?

Am I missing something? Something that has 1/2 of what the regualr mix has.......costs DOUBLE ( if it only makes 1/2 and its the same as cake mix, then technically its double the cost----whos on first?)

Did they (DH) really think we would fall for this??

PPPPPFFFFTTTTTT puh-leez!

I cant wait to see the box, I want to take a pic and send a little letter ( yes, an actual snail mail letter) to our good 'ol friends at DH

Jess

Totally agreed Jess! Maybe that's why they were at the dollar tree?? No one else could sell them?? Us cupcakers are a little smarter than the average bear!!

Hey Jess! What'd you think of the ding dong filling??

These "consumer rip off" products just tick me off! Who actually falls for this?

Unfortunately, people who don't know any better will buy it thinking it's a great find. It's just sad

Hey Michelle,
Gr8 timing, im making it now. I've got my "wallpaper paste" cooling as well as my cakes. I am going to try my hand at the KitKat cake. Just a little diff. to make it 'jess'

Ill post a pic , cross your fingers it doesnt totally suck! ( remember, i m a cupcake gal)

im nervous now LOL

Jess

What's the kitkat cake? A theme or flavor? If it's a flavor.....YUMMY!!! You'll do great "cupcake girl"!!!!

I agree with stsapph. The company cuts expenses, increasing profits and some pencil-neck marketing genius gets a promotion. Fear and insecurity sell even more than sex and addiction.

do they even, at least, come with cupcake liners? that seems like such a rip off to make 1/2 the amount for the same price of a box cake mix.

I saw these at the dollar tree. I did buy them. I know they are half the amount of the regular cake mix. The reason why I thought it was a good deal for me is that I don't usually make cupcakes and if I want only 12 why make 24 (more to decorate) and if I did make 24 I'd eat them all. I suppose I could take the cake mix and cut it is half but I don't have a scale so I could do it properly. Anyway, I thought it was a good idea.

No worries Peeverly! I have bought also, for the exact same reason as you. I know its the same price as reg cake mix, but sometimes I'm too lazy to cut the mix in half.
I guess the better idea for all of us who just want 12 cc's is to make the full mix and freeze the rest unfrosted. Of course, then I'd know that they were there and eat them all up anyway!
So I guess the mix is more reasonable for some of us than others!

I have noticed that everything is shrinking. The other day I saw a sign saying buy two ice creams for $4.00, I thought Wow what a great deal only when I go to reach for what I thought was a half gallon I find it's way less than that! I couldn't even find any half gallons except for the store brand. One marketing "geniuss" wrote on the container "Now sized to fit easily in your freezer"- oh right thanks for thinking of me. And have you seen a Reeses Peanut Butter Cup lately?? Hello they are the size of a quarter!

I know what you mean about everything shrinking. My Mom made some of her famous Armenian sweet bread and it didn't come out right. She said she could feel that something was "off" when she was kneading it. Come to find out, she uses canned milk and the can now is 2 ounces less than it was before. No mention of it on the label - other than the small print on the bottom (of course they are not going to say "Now 2 ounces less than before!" . I guess as consumers we have to make sure everytime we buy something that they haven't "reduced" it. A pound of coffee is no longer a pound of coffee it's 13 ounces!!