This may be a dumb question but I'm tired and frazzled so I'm asking it! LOL!!! When I make cakes w/ a box mix I almost always add 1 box of pudding and 1 extra egg. I usually use Duncan Hines brand, and it's always turned out well. The cake I need for tomorrow DH picked up the mix for me and he bought betty crocker which already has pudding in it. Would you still add the pudding and extra egg? or not??

Thanks!

I wouldn't if it has pudding already in it. Might be overkill.

I actually do...I feel that it just boosts the flavor. About 1/2 a small box per box of cake mix...I always use the WASC method with that.

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"1st--don't use a mix with pudding inside if you're following a recipe that calls for instant pudding as an ingredient, and many in this book do."

"Second, cake mixes with pudding will be heavier, and very moist. If you want a light layer cake and are planning on placing a filling between the layers and then adding frosting, they're not your best bet. The bottom layer will be quite wet."

"Last, pudding cakes tend to shrink upon cooling. This may or may not.... bother you."

I always add pudding to my BC cake box but I do not add anything extra to it such as an extra egg & it turns out perfect

AI see responses about adding pudding mixes to Betty Crocker pudding already in the cake mix recipes, but do you still follow the same baking time? I just became interested in baking. So I'm still on the disaster area of baking. Is it wise to increase liquids any other adjustments? (Laugh quietly please)

I have baked w/Betty for over 30 yrs.  I do NOT add pudding nor extra liquids.  The best recipe I have ever used is:

http://www.cakecentral.com/t/584319/the-original-wasc-cake-recipe

Please take the time to read the WHOLE post and comments.  There are many hints and explanations posted throughout.