Pudding Mix To A Scratch Cake?

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jdelectables Posted 29 Mar 2006 , 9:44pm
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Hi, all ~

I have been trying many scratch yellow recipes and can't seem to get one that is moist enough for my liking. Could I add a box of instant pudding mix to it to help with the moistness? Has anyone done this?

Thanks!
Julie

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Edibleart Posted 29 Mar 2006 , 10:46pm
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Hi!

I'm afraid I'm not much help, I was wondering the same thing. I know that you can make your own cake mixes from scratch - can you add pudding just like it was a cake mix then?

Hope someone else can help...

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jdelectables Posted 30 Mar 2006 , 4:01am
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anyone?

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RaRaRobyn Posted 30 Mar 2006 , 5:12am
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I've done it before. To be perfectly honest, I don't fully remember if it came out spectacular or anything, but I would have remembered if it came out awful!!
My grandmother does it with basic yellow cake and lemon scratch mixes.
HTH!
Robyn

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auzzi Posted 2 Apr 2006 , 8:32am
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SOUR CREAM VANILLA PUDDING CAKE
2 c all-purpose flour
1 ts baking powder
1 ts baking soda
1 c sugar
1 pk instant vanilla pudding (3 1/8 oz.)
1 c sour cream
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 c oil
1 ts vanilla
Preheat oven to 350°. Mix all ingredients and beat for 5 minutes. greased 10-cup bundt pan. Bake 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes away clean. Cool for 5 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely.

PUDDING CAKE
3/4 c Butter
1 1/3 c sugar
3 eggs
1 ts flavour
1 1/4 c water
1 pk instant pudding mix (3-3/4 ounces)
2 1/4 c all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour two 9-inch round layer pans. In large mixing bowl cream Butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add water, pudding mix, flour and baking powder. Beat at low speed of electric mixer until blended, scraping bowl Constantly. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into prepared pans.
Bake at 350ºF for 35 to 45 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely.

LEMON JELLY CAKE FROM SCRATCH
2 c cake flour
2 ts baking powder
1 1/2 c sugar
1 pk lemon-flavoured gelatine
3/4 c milk
2/3 c oil
2 tb lemon extract
4 eggs
Sift all dry ingredients. Beat eggs, add oil, milk and extract. Mix all together. Ring tin 325oF 40-50 mins.
[strawberry is good - strawberry flavour instead of lemon extract]

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asul Posted 17 Mar 2008 , 5:29am
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Thanks for the recipes, they sound yummy!!!

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penguinprincess Posted 22 Mar 2008 , 10:25pm
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I can hardly wait to try these recipes!! They sound so yummy! Thank you for sharing them!

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moxey2000 Posted 28 Mar 2008 , 11:58am
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I only bake from scratch and in my quest for the ultimate cake (flavor, texture, the whole thing) I tried adding pudding. One small box per basic recipe (about 7 cups of batter). I add 1/4 cup more liquid to balance it all out and my cakes are moist and flavorful. Also, it's fun to mix and match flavors.

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KathleenR Posted 28 Mar 2008 , 2:11pm
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Mmmm... Thanks auzzi! I can't wait to try them out, they sound so good.

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dstbni Posted 17 Sep 2009 , 3:44am
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Thanks for the recipes

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laceycakes Posted 17 Sep 2009 , 4:07am
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They sound so yummy. Thanks for sharing the recipes!!

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mjk350 Posted 17 Sep 2009 , 5:29am
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Thanks for sharing these recipes. They sound yummy. icon_smile.gif

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kricket Posted 17 Sep 2009 , 5:40am
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Yum. Which one to try first?!

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jules5000 Posted 20 May 2011 , 7:50pm
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I love recipes of any kind and collect them all whether I will ever use them or not, but a lot of what interest me the most is the history behind the recipe. I love trying new cake recipes though. I have to have variety. These sound wonderful and thank you for sharing.

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scp1127 Posted 21 May 2011 , 8:37am
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My opinion... there are many great scratch recipes that are moist. You just need to keep looking. If you are trying to bake from scratch, a processed, chemical laden pudding mix defeats the purpose of baking from scratch. BUddy Valastro has a wonderful yellow cake that incorporates two cups of scratch custard. If you make real pudding and add it instead of part of the dairy, that may work. But again, there are so many great recipes already out there.

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The_Sugar_Fairy Posted 11 Jul 2011 , 6:53pm
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Thank you Moxey2000. I'm going to try this tonight - adding a small box of pudding mix to my scratch recipe with about a 1/4 of milk. I'll let everyone know how it turns out.

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bodhranna Posted 4 Dec 2012 , 3:00am
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How do I get the recipe from Buddy that you refer to?  I want to make a butterscotch bundt cake that incorporates pumpkin into the recipe.   The recipe calls for butterscotch pudding mix.  I want to make the pudding from scratch and the mix from scratch.     I have recipes for both but I don't know how to incorporate the pudding from scratch into the recipe, not sure what to add or leave out.    Can someone help?

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IcedandSliced Posted 26 Mar 2013 , 10:43pm
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just curious to know how your trial turned out with the pudding mix?

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JerryLINY Posted 27 Mar 2013 , 1:22am
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2txmedics Posted 16 May 2013 , 7:14am
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i did this fornthe very first time yesterday....the cake was awesome! the only problem is i noticed the cake looked beautiful... flat top and all.  after it cooled it sunked in a curve. how can this be prevented?

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reena724 Posted 7 Feb 2014 , 6:59pm
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For the sour cream cake, there doesn't seem to be enough liquid? is the recipe missing water or milk?

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JerryLINY Posted 7 Feb 2014 , 9:44pm
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try using 2 1/3 c. sugar

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lolarx8 Posted 12 Feb 2014 , 9:55pm
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I have wondered the same thing. Going to try this recipe.

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SophieMu Posted 30 Jan 2015 , 1:55pm
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Thanks for the reciepes will definately try them out.

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