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Decorating By mom23kids Updated 27 Oct 2008 , 7:56pm by Ayanami

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mom23kids Posted 27 Oct 2008 , 2:05am
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My daughter just informs me she needs a cake for school tomorrow. All I have is a white cake mix. Can anyone tell me how to change a white cake mix into a great tasting chocolate cake? What do I need to add? Thank You for any advice. icon_smile.gif

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kakeladi Posted 27 Oct 2008 , 2:08am
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Do you have any Unsweet cocoa powder? OR candy melts? or better yet both?
Add about 1/2 cup cocoa and 4 oz melted choco melts plus a big pinch of baking soda.

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kbak37 Posted 27 Oct 2008 , 2:10am
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I found this..hope it helps. It actually has good info in it. Good luck!

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kbak37 Posted 27 Oct 2008 , 2:10am
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http://www.ochef.com/367.htm

sorry forgot to post the site!

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mom23kids Posted 27 Oct 2008 , 2:15am
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Thank you...looks like I'll try the cocoa powder trick. Either that or is there something else I can add to it to make it tastier...white cake is so blah to me......any ideas there?

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cakedivamommy Posted 27 Oct 2008 , 2:25am
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I have had to do this before as well. Add the cocoa powder to the mix and some chocolate chips to it. Good luck!

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Sweetcakes23 Posted 27 Oct 2008 , 2:28am
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Does it have to be to chocolate? I'd think it would be easier to go to a fruit flavor such as adding strawberry, or since it's for kids, maybe a strawberry cake with chocolate bits? I could see them liking that....

Or...Keep the white cake, enhance it with Vanilla coconut creamer (for coffees?) and just torte it with pretty fillings such as Lemon and Raspberry?

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trishalynn0708 Posted 27 Oct 2008 , 5:45pm
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I didn't know about the cocoa powder... Awesome!

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Pookie59 Posted 27 Oct 2008 , 7:34pm
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I love white cake. Why not just frost it with chocolate icing?

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Ayanami Posted 27 Oct 2008 , 7:56pm
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Add a box of dry pudding mix to your cake mix while your mixing it. You can add any flavor you want to a white cake mix. It also helps add moisture & better texture to your cake. I do this to all my cakes, even if the box says it alread contains pudding in the mix.

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