How many boxes of cake mix do you use to make a 9x13 cake? The reason I ask is because my father in law had a birthday party yesterday and my brother in law is the manager of the grocery store so he got the cake. It was a 9x13 cake but it was taller than what my turn out to be. I only use one box of cake mix when I'm making a 9x13 cake.
And I also have to say, my cakes taste way better than that one did yesterday.
Check the recipe section. Here's the one I use.
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-1977-Cake-Mix-extender.html
How many boxes of cake mix do you use to make a 9x13 cake?
I use one and a half boxes for my 9x13x2 cakes. And I use the bake even strips and that makes for a cake with the perfect height.
I always use 1 box and the extender recipe. I also use two flower nails for heat conductors, one on each side, about an inch or two away from the side of the pan. Mine always come out pretty level, and they taste great.
So I mix up a box cake (any flavor I assume?) as it says then mix up the extender recipe and add to the cake mix and mix well?
The flower nails...just stick in the cake before baking?
Yep, just set the upside down flower nails on the bottom of the pan, and pour in your mix. Really easy, and you'll love the results! When you take the cake out of the oven, take a tea towel or a potholder or something and gently press the top of the cake all around. This will help squeeze the air out, and level your cake at the same time. (you'll love the texture of the cake too, after doing that.) But still let the cake cool before removing it from the pan. Then while the cake is upside down, just pull the nails out.
p.s. - be sure to wash and dry your nails right away, they can rust, and you don't want that in a cake!
For most flavors, I only use one mix, but I made a carrot last week that really needed about one and a half. I don't use the extender or a flower nail.
I use two mixes also. DH, then level it before I turn it out onto my board. I like a tall cake.
I (like Cake_Princess) have always used one and a half DH cake mixes for a 9x13 pan, and drop the temp to 325 degrees. But I like the idea of using 1 DH and 1 French Vanilla, subbing milk for the water and melted butter for the oil! I'll have to try that one!!
Doug:
So do you mix the DHBR and the DHFV seperately then combine them?
Doug:
So do you mix the DHBR and the DHFV seperately then combine them?
nope...
just sift them (yes, I sift....high humidity here and it just seems to make them so much fluffier, etc.)
then put both together at same time into my big KA (eggs, butter, milk in ther already)
Hi Doug,
At what temperature do you bake this ccake and how long?
Thanks
Deedee44
325 -- with flower nails and bake even strips...until done.
done = smells right, looks right and passes the toothpick test at at least two different places in cake.....
usually about 40-50 min....but that can vary
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