OK, so I´m not in business right now but would love to do so... one day, hopefully soon!

So far I bake (most often):
Butter Vanilla
Carrot
Chocolate
Almond Cake
Lemon Poppyseed

All my cakes are doctored up box mixes, all taste great, IMO and my family and friends seem to like them...
So my question is, what other flavors should I offer, please help, and would love it if you are willing to share a recipe or two
Thanks soo much!!! I really appreciate your help!

what about strawberry, butter pecan, marble, lemon???

Those all come in boxes.....

Thanks Florimbio, the thing is that I like to add that extra "something" to the box mix and that is what is keeping me from adding them to my favs, I haven´t found a good strawberry or butter pecan that I really like, different from the box. Now the marble, I do bake that one upon request, for some reason I don´t love it.
Thanks for all your help!!!!

I use the strawberry box cake and insted of the water I use this orange, strawberry, banna juice...My customers RAVE about it....

I use a box butter pecan, but insted of oil I use real butter, and use milk insted of water....

Hope that helps

The Betty Crocker butter pecan mix is really good, and I also like Duncan Hines strawberry.

That juice thing is a great idea!

I don't have a list of flavors ... I just tell my brides ".....If I can get it, you can have it". So far I've not had a request for a freaky flavor that I couldn't do.

I just do the same amount butter for oil....I do kinda soften it in the mocrowave, but not melt it....

I make an orage cake out of lemon cake mix and just use regular oj in it to....

The cake Doctor books are good to have for ideas as well...

You can also try adding Loranne Flavor oils or extracts....

Ya know what else in yummy..I got it here too...Use white cake and add white choc. candy melts....

Make a yummy white choc. white cake my customers LOVE!!!! I do not know how I forgot that one, it is my most requested cake

My dad's favorite cake is butter pecan, so I decided to try to doctor it a little. I just add white chocolate pudding and about 1/4 finely ground pecans. It is moist and delicious.

I also do coconut. I put in coconut cream pudding and sub cream of coconut (coco lopez) for the water. Also very delicious.

because I am new in the kitchen, i invented screw up suprise...
I needed two cake mixes and only had a lemon and a strawberry, both of the same brand, and both required the same ingredients...so I combined them. it comes out kind of orangy tasting, and oragne in color but my husband, and coworker and her family loved it!
I think it is sort of the same idea as the juice, but i imagine the juice is DELICIOUS!!!--thanks for sharing.

"screw up surprise"

sometimes that ends up being our family's most favorite dish!

these are my cake flavors:

Carrot (add raisins and/or nuts)
Chocolate Fudge
Cinnamon Swirl
Coconut
Devil's Food
French Vanilla
German Chocolate
Golden Vanilla
Marble
Milk Chocolate
Rainbow Party
Spice
White
Yellow
Vanilla

Specialty Cake Flavors
Lemon
Orange Creamsicle
Red Velvet
Strawberry Cheesecake

the orange, red velvet and strawberry cheesecake are very popular.

for the orange cake, i use a box and add orange juice and orange extract. for the strawberry cheesecake, i add in a box of cheesecake flavored instant pudding and an extra egg.

i used to offer butter recipes, but i made one as cupcakes once and they shrank and wrinkled. i can't offer that to customers.

I'm proud to say that I just did my first tasting with a couple over the weekend and it went WONDERFULLY!!! I was so happy to say I offer:

Cake: Yellow. Lemon, WASC, Chocolate, Red Velvet, Coconut

Fillings: Raspberry Mousse, Chocolate Mousse, Cookies & Cream, Cheesecake,Lemon, Apricot, Strawberry, Strawberry Mousse, Pineapple, Coconut Mango

Icings: IMBC, American BC, Lemon BC, Cream Cheese BC.

Part of why I was so happy is because the fiance (man) was adamant about me not making their cake since I'm fairly new to this...about 6 months now. (The bride is my cousin)I let them go out on about 4 tastings and-disappointed by them all-they came back to me. So, I felt like I'd better come across strong. The fiance is the one that kept finding fault with all the bakeries. He loved everything and I think I reallty impressed him. I was so thrilled (and tired...I made some of everything for the tasting). Before Friday night (the tasting was Sunday) I didn't know what the heck I "offered"
(I know I went on a tangent, but I was so happy about this. Thanks for reading)

I can't wait to try the Strawberry cake with the juice!!!

tomoore, that is a great story about converting an apprehensive groom, and I'm so glad you shared that! I'll bet you have customers for life, now!

"screw up surprise"

sometimes that ends up being our family's most favorite dish!

As far as the white chocolate I just sprinkle what looks good in it..This is listed her in the recipe section, that is where I found it, but I don't measure now, I just grind it up and dump it... Then mix the cake batter...never had a problem so far....The choc. melts, so it is just a creamy, tasty white cake...

Congratulations Tomoore!!! That is the greatest compliment anyone could had given you and such a confidence booster, you go girl!!

And that screw-up surprise, too funny, can´t wait to try it!!! Yuuuuum!!

i love reading about the fun ways to doctor up mixes. great thread

for my basic flavors, i offer:

chocolate fudge
gold (sounds more luxurious than yellow
white
white almond
carrot
lemon
coconut

i've been wanting to try to make an orange pineapple cake. i was going to use orange flavoring with crushed pineapple but i might try the orange juice trick instead. thanks!

hi gabby! what i do is add some kind of instant pudding and an extra egg to those flavors that the pudding would complement. for example, chocolate pudding to the chocolate flavors, vanilla pudding to the vanilla flavors, etc. for the flavors that don't have a complementing pudding, i add extra flavors. for example, extra spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, etc) and extracts to the spice and carrot.

i add lemon juice and extract to the lemon (holy puckered lips batman! ) and the red velvet is from scratch.

the cheesecake and extra egg is all i add to the strawberry cake mix. that, and some extra vanilla. it really does taste cheesecake-y. i am going to play around more with extra add-ins and such since i am getting more confident with my skills.

i also want to add the wasc cake to my list. i want to try it first, though, and make sure it's as awesome as i've heard.

Thanks so much Jess!!!! I will do the same this weekend, I guess I´ll be having a 1000 and 1 cake balls in the freezer by next week...

I LOVE CAKE!
This is what I offer:
Cake:
Chocolate
Chocolate Cherry
Chocolate Orange
Chocolate Peanut Butter
Chocolate Coffee
White Vanilla
Cherry Almond
Coconut
Yellow Butter Cake
Lemon
Banana
Strawberry

Filling:
Orange Cream
Lemon Cream
Cherry Cream
Chocolate Mousse
Vanilla Cream
Raspberry Cream
Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse
Coffee Cream
Strawberry Cream
Chocolate Strawberry Cream

Icing:
Buttercream
Chocolate Buttercream
Vanilla Cream Cheese
Chocolate Cream Cheese
Cherry Buttercream
Orange Buttercream
Lemon Buttercream
Chocolate Coffee Buttercream
Strawberry Vanilla Buttercream


So far my #1 seller has been the Yellow Butter Cake with Raspberry Cream filling. Some people put chocolate buttercream or chocolate cream cheese on it. I prefer the lemon buttercream on it.

OK Mizshelli, your turn now, may I ask you a couple questions??

How do you combine a chocolate cake with cherry, orange or peanut butter? Are you a scracth baker?
And your coconut cake, what do you add to give that extra coconut flavor??

Thanks so much! Really, will test a TON of recipes very soon!

When using filling such as a flavored mousse- do you refrigerate your cake? Do you use the mousse filling in a wedding that sits on display for a few hours? Some of the fillings listed sound DELICIOUS!!!

WOW, we have some talented bakers here on CC!!!!! I would love to know more about the choc. cherry, and I LOVE the cheescake pudding idea....

as far as frostings and fillings, i offer:

Filling Flavors
Any Frosting Flavor
Bavarian Cream
Chocolate Mousse
Chocolate Pudding
Cream Cheese
Fresh Fruit (seasonal)
Fruit Mousse (assorted flavors)
Lemon Curd
Marshmallow Cream
Peanut Butter Mousse
Vanilla Pudding

Frosting Flavors
Buttercream
Chocolate
Chocolate Buttercream
Chocolate Chip
Coconut
Coconut Pecan
Cream Cheese
Dark Chocolate
French Vanilla
Lemon
Milk Chocolate

Specialty Frosting Flavors
Chocolate Ganache
Chocolate Peanut Butter
Dairy Whip
Marshmallow Fondant
Mary Kay
Peanut Butter
Whipped Chocolate Ganache

I also offer chocolate mice, chocolate dipped and tuxedo strawberries, chocolate dipped oreos and fruit pizza