I know cake mixes vs. scratch has been talked about on here a thousand times and the general consenus has been that scratch is not necessarily better than a mix, and I COMPLETELY agree. I prefer the texture by far and the flavor as well. I was just wondering what mixes most of you use. Right now I used Pillsbury and buy the small boxes you would use for home use. I have seen at smart & final that they have the large bags of mix that you can make several cakes out of, but Im not sure of the taste. Have you used these? Or what do you use?

I only use Duncan Hines

I use Duncan Hines or Betty Crocker. You can't buy Pillsbury mixes anywhere near my place (although you can buy a million other Pillsbury things??), so I use what I can get.

I use Duncan Hines or Betty Crocker, whichever is on sale 10 for $10!!

Pillsbury classic white and Betty crocker milk chocolate

Usually Duncan Hines but if you have an Aldi food Store near you their chocolate cake mix is excellent. My family prefers it to any other chocolate mix I have tried.

DH is awesome - except their lemon cake - blech

Pillsbury Dark Choc. is wonderful to me, and the rest DH for me. But that dark choc. is to die for in the pillsbury.

I buy the bulk cake mixes from Gordans Food services. Its waaaay cheaper and They are delish.

I also use DH. I always heard that was the best one to use. I do agree that the lemon DH is not so good.

I have made the DH white cake mix with lemonaide concentrate (frozen juice) and it is wonderful. I have used it right from the can for a heavier flavor or half and half with water for a lighter taste. Get rave reviews.

I use Betty Crocker..I buy them on sale when they are 3/3.99 or 10 for $10.00

I saw someone said aldi's cake mixes are good. I have used them and they really are good. Their brownies are great! My DH prefers those over all boxed brownie mixes!

I use Duncan Hines chocoate fudge and it is yummy.

I used to use only DH but lately only BC been on sale, so I use it. Also, Meijer's white cake mix is often only 79 cents and it makes a great WASC.

I don't follow the directions to the box cakes. To my box cake mixes I add:

1 stick of butter
1 cup of heavy whipping cream
4 eggs
1 Tbs of flavoring of your choice

The batter will be very thicky and creamy and the cakes are supermoist but firm.

ATL Cakes - thanks for sharing how you mix your boxed cakes. I never use the water it says, I always use half & half instead. I'm going to try your suggestion though.

How do others mix theirs? Obviously we all know how to do a WASC cake, but what about other options?

When I use a box it is DH

I used to buy Walmart's "Great Value" brand, but they no longer carry it in any of my Super WM's . Of the three major brands, I purchase whichever one does NOT have pudding in the mix, as I like to add the pudding myself. I just can't remember which brand that is right now.

DH or BC if I use box mixes.

DH here for the most part.

[quote="whit6"] I have seen at smart & final that they have the large bags of mix that you can make several cakes out of, but Im not sure of the taste. Have you used these? Or what do you use?

Those big boxes only use water we used them in the Culinary Program I attended and they taste nasty since I was the only one that baked cakes I was always stuck in Bake Shop and I doctored them up for them to tasts good

I use DH that is the only box mix I use, with the Wasc variation
or with only pudding in the mix, I also don't use water I add sour cream or yogurt, what ever flavor is the mix and I use different flavor coffee creamers in the place of water and the cake comes out like scratch,

So I have to buy 8 mixes tonight for my 3 weekly projects. so, Aldi are ok for decorating? I am nervous to try when I don't have time for mistakes. I am doing tiered cakes. Please advise! Thanks!

I know someone who interviewed at Aldi and they said 99% of their items are brand name just repackaged, so it's probably DH brand or something that they truly are.

I used DH most of the time...

emily.... The aldi brand should be fine. I have tried them and they are just like any other brand. Personally I prefer scratch chocolate cake. Aldi's choc. isn't very chocolatey. The white and yellow are fine. HTH!

I won't use anything but Pillsbury. They sell it at Wal Mart for 88 cents every day price.

Obviously I need to look for some better deals on my mix... I'm at $2.29 a box right now... frig...

Good to know about the Pilsbury. I will tell you that I bought Aldi mixes last night and made the WASC cake for the first time. They turned out fabulous! Firm, but moist.