Hi all -- I see that there have been several threads on scratch versus box mixes, so thought I'd share the below receipe that I found on the internet for Yellow Cake Mix from scratch. I made the recipe and it tastes just like box cake mix. Is it cheaper than using box mix? For me, yes, it's cheaper b/c box mixes here are expensive. (I don't have the internet site anymore, but I'm sure you can find it if you Google for it.) Anyway, here it goes:
Yellow Cake Mix
Makes 5 cups, equal to 1 18-ounce package of cake mix
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 pound (1 stick) butter or margarine, at room temperature, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
3 tablespoons oil
Place all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Combine thoroughly with a fork.
Add the butter or margarine and the oil. Blend with an electric mixer on the lowest speed until the fats are evenly distributed and the mix has the consistency of fine gravel.
Keep refrigerated in a covered container. To be used within 3 months.
Yellow Cake
(from homemade Yellow Cake Mix)
Makes 1 2-layer, 9-inch round cake
5 cups homemade yellow cake mix
1 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 large eggs
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour 2 9-inch round baking pans.
Place all ingredients on a bowl and mix with an electric mixer on medium speed for 5 to 6 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula 2 to 3 times during mixing.
Pour into the prepared pans and bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan and a cake tester inserted into the cake comes out clean.
Let cool in the pans on a wire rack for 30 minutes, then frost and serve as desired.
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