Can I Substitute White Cake Mix In Wasc Cake...?
Decorating By tw1nkle Updated 7 Mar 2007 , 3:34pm by MessiET
I am really keen to give the WASC cake a try but down here in little New Zealand we don't a have a white cake box mix. The only flavours we can get are Betty Crocker, Fudge, Devils Food and French Vanilla - so do you think I could substitute the white cake mix for French Vanilla...?
I think you could, it probably has just about the same ingredients as a white cake mix. The recipe calls for Almond extract, not sure how well you can over ride the Vanilla Bean flavor but it couldn't hurt to try. I eliminate the almond extract because I don't care for almond, I just add Vanilla extract in it's place.
Hi Tw1nkle, Over here in Aus we get the same flavours that you do it seems. I made the WASC last week using the Betty Crocker white cake mix. I don't remember if it was french vanilla or not but it's the only white cake mix that Betty Crocker sells over here so its probably the same. anyway, all that confusion to say that it will probably be fine. I just didn't put in the vanilla extract.
HTH, Tamra
Thanks Shirley - I would probably omit the Almond extract as well, not many ppl here care for almond flavored things (well, not many that i know
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That is interesting because Australian cakes often are covered in Marzipan. Do they use Marzipan in New Zealand?
Yes they do Shirley, but I have found that it is the kind of thing ppl either love or hate!
Most traditional celebration cakes are still heavy fruit here, although the trend for brides is definitely turning to chocolate mud. Heavy fruit cakes can last for ages and are usually iced in marzipan and fondant (or royal).
I don't make alot of cakes to sell, but out of the half dozen or so wedding cakes I have made only one of them had a fruit tier.
TRisser, how did the recipe turn out?
Yes they do Shirley, but I have found that it is the kind of thing ppl either love or hate!
TRisser, how did the recipe turn out?
Ah, well I would fall into the latter category. I just don't like Marzipan or almond extract, it tastes like perfume to me. And not good perfume either.! 
Tw1nkle, I thought the recipe turned out nice. I was really expecting a big wow factor after reading all the things on it here at CC. I didn't feel it had that big wow factor and was worried that people wouldn't even taste the difference. However, both my DH and our boarder could taste the difference and thought it was really nice. The cake is a nice moist white cake and very easy to doI didn't find that the almond flavour was overpowering either and I added extra. All in all, it turned out nice and is a great way to doctor a mix.
Tamra
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