Determination And Persistence Wins!!!
Decorating By SweetInspirations Updated 23 Aug 2007 , 10:18pm by weirkd
I have been trying to find a scratch mix that works for me. After many flops and cake balls. 
I decided to use the Master cake mix that JanH posted a few months back. OMG!!! I am sooooo happy with the results 
I took about 45 minute to make the mix this morning, following every step the best that I could. Made up the yellow cake mix with these results posted in pic below. The amount seemed a little short for 2 pans, so I used one, 9" pan. It smells super, and the texture feels so soft and light. It rose to a little over 1 1/2 inches.
In conclusion, I just do not have good luck with scratch mixes that contain butter. This mix has shortning, and I believe that it worked out best for me.
Here is the link to the Master Mix Cake and Cookies.
Thanks again Miss JanH
thanks for that. i have been looking for a scratch recipe that I could make up ahead and keep, i'm going to try this this weekend.
Well done! It looks yummy!
I've always baked scratch cakes, but had to re-learn how to do them when I emigrated from the UK to Canada!!! The altitude certainly affects baking!!!
I'm still trying recipes until I find the ones that I like - and you're right - it certainly takes perseverance!!!
Now you'll have to try some other recipes!!! 
I see the sugar has a weight mesuement. Can I do the same for the flour and still have it work out?
I think so..... It has 2 3/4 lbs cake flour and 3 1/2 lbs sugar in the master mix.
I used the 13 cups of sifted cake flour. and 8 cups sugar.
thanks for that. i have been looking for a scratch recipe that I could make up ahead and keep, i'm going to try this this weekend.
Wish ya luck
You'll really like it.
what is master cake mix? and where in the world do you buy cake flour and double acting powder?
Soft Silk is a brand of cake flour that you can buy at your local grocery store in the baking isle. Double acting powder is baking powder.
The master mix is the yellow mix she used to create the cake on top. You can alter it to make different types of cake, hence the name.
The only thing Im confused about is the fact that with all that sugar and all that flour that you couldnt fill two 9" cake pans? Seems odd to me. The scratch recipe I use for yellow cake only calls for half the amount of sugar and 4 cups of flour and I have no problem filling two 9" pans with it. Did you maybe put batter all the way to the top instead of halfway?
what is master cake mix? and where in the world do you buy cake flour and double acting powder?
Soft Silk is a brand of cake flour that you can buy at your local grocery store in the baking isle. Double acting powder is baking powder.
The master mix is the yellow mix she used to create the cake on top. You can alter it to make different types of cake, hence the name.
The only thing Im confused about is the fact that with all that sugar and all that flour that you couldnt fill two 9" cake pans? Seems odd to me. The scratch recipe I use for yellow cake only calls for half the amount of sugar and 4 cups of flour and I have no problem filling two 9" pans with it. Did you maybe put batter all the way to the top instead of halfway?
Well, you make the "Master Mix" first which is the:
1 package cake flour (2 ¾ lbs) or 13 Cups sifted cake or soft flour
1/3 Cups double-acting baking powder
1 ½ Tablespoon salt
8 Cups sugar (3 ½ lbs)
3 Cups hydrogenated shortening (1 ¼ lbs)
Stir flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar to blend. Sift three times. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender or electric mixer, or work it in with the finger tips until quite uniformly blended.
Then.... you use this recipe to make the cake with:
Yellow Cake
3 1/3 Cups Master Cake Mix
¾ Cups milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Add ½ cup of milk to the Mix; beat 2 min. Add remaining milk, eggs, and vanilla; beat 2 min. Pour into 2 8" layer pans lined with waxed paper. Bake in moderate oven (375 degrees) for 20 min.
Also, I only filled one, 9 inch pan with the "Yellow Cake" recipe. Which only has 3 1/2 cups of the "Master Mix" + 2 eggs, milk and vanilla.
what is master cake mix? and where in the world do you buy cake flour and double acting powder?
The Master Mix is like your own large batch of "ready made cake mix. All you need to do is to measure your amount of Master Mix, eggs milk and whatever flavoring the recipe calles for.
On this link, there are other recipes to make with the Master mix.
Here is a link to the "Master Mix":
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopic-68583-0.html
You can purchase cake flour and double acting baking powder from the grocery store.
what is master cake mix? and where in the world do you buy cake flour and double acting powder?
The Master Mix is like your own large batch of "ready made cake mix. All you need to do is to measure your amount of Master Mix, eggs milk and whatever flavoring the recipe calles for.
On this link, there are other recipes to make with the Master mix.
Here is a link to the "Master Mix":
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopic-68583-0.html
You can purchase cake flour and double acting baking powder from the grocery store.
Hmmm, I was answering NVP's question. I know what cake flour and double acting baking powder is.
The only question I had is from the starter of the thread. Couldnt understand why she couldnt fill two 9" pans with her batter.
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