How To Turn Yellow Cake Mix Into Chocolate?

Baking By HajraK Updated 28 May 2019 , 4:32am by kakeladi

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HajraK Posted 22 May 2019 , 7:39pm
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Hi friends!

can anyone advise me as to how I can turn halfna yellow cake mix into chocolate cake? I want to use half the cake mix for a small cake and the other half for chocolate cake pops. Do I just add cocoa? If so how much?

thanks!

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kakeladi Posted 22 May 2019 , 7:57pm
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Just add about 1/2 cup UN sweetened cocoa to it   & if you use strong brewed coffee for the liquid it will be even better 

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HajraK Posted 22 May 2019 , 8:04pm
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Thanks kakeladi

I’ll be splitting one box of cake mix batter so would I use 1/2 cup for the entire cake mix or just half of it? I was thinking of maybe dissolving a 1/2 teaspoon of coffee into 1/2 tspn vanilla and then adding it to the batter.

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SandraSmiley Posted 22 May 2019 , 10:24pm
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Hajrak, I am sure kakeladi will get back to you, and I would certainly defer to her expertise.  However, for half a cake mix, I would think you would only need about 1/4 cup of cocoa.  You can always start with 1/4 cup, taste it and add more if you want a stronger chocolate flavor.  I am not sure the vanilla would be a large enough volume of liquid to completely dissolve the coffee.  If it is not quite enough, add another teaspoon of water.  It will not hurt anything.

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kakeladi Posted 23 May 2019 , 3:02am
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Sandra is right- that’s what I get for answering in the middle of the night when I can’t sleep   The best way to go is to divide the dry mix making up each 1/2 separately   That way you can make the chocolate better than trying to change  vanilla batter into chocolate   I don’t think 1/2 teaspoon of coffee is near enough   It also will make it easier to tell how much chocolate to use  

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HajraK Posted 23 May 2019 , 5:06am
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I think the only tricky part of trying to make half batches of the batter would be to split 3 eggs

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kakeladi Posted 23 May 2019 , 5:20am
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Use 1 or 2 plus several Tablespoons Of applesauce 

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kakeladi Posted 23 May 2019 , 5:22am
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Or measure the 3 eggs scrambled in a measuring cup & use 1/2 of whatever that measure is ;) 

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HajraK Posted 28 May 2019 , 3:30am
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Thanks for the tips friends! I scrambled the eggs and split it between the batter, I added cocoa to the dry batter as well as coffee and I think it worked well! The chocolate cake rose well and tastes good too! I’m going to crush it up to make cake truffles now lol


thanks again!

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kakeladi Posted 28 May 2019 , 4:32am
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So glad to hear it worked out well 

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