Cake Extender ????

Decorating By Michelle104 Updated 5 Feb 2007 , 5:12am by Michelle104

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Michelle104 Posted 31 Jan 2007 , 4:32pm
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How , why, and what would I use this for? Do you guys use this in all of your recipes? Just some? I know nothing about this and would love to get some info as I've seen this referred to several times on the forums. Thanks ahead of time!!! icon_biggrin.gif

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ntertayneme Posted 31 Jan 2007 , 4:36pm
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Instead of mixing another box of mix, I sometimes use the extender because I need a little less than another entire box mix to fill the pan .... you could always bake a small pan with the remainder though and use it for cake bites or freeze it for a sample cake if you wanted to .... I like the extender and the enhanced cake formula too .. both have worked well for me icon_smile.gif

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sun33082 Posted 31 Jan 2007 , 4:46pm
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I use my cake extender (box of pudding, extra egg) not only to make a box of mix go further, but the cake is MUCH MUCH more moist and a little more dense than a regular cake mix. Helps cake stand up to being layered.

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Michelle104 Posted 31 Jan 2007 , 4:47pm
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So it just makes your batter go a little farther? Like say to make your original cake taller? I know these are silly questions but I'm still so new and have aLOT to learn!! thanks

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shelbur10 Posted 31 Jan 2007 , 4:52pm
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It makes your batter go further as well as making a box mix a little more like scratch

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sun33082 Posted 31 Jan 2007 , 4:52pm
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To make a cake taller, you just put more cake batter in your pan, so yes a cake extender could make your cake taller because it makes more batter than a regular box mix.

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Michelle104 Posted 31 Jan 2007 , 6:03pm
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As far as the more dense texture goes...that is good for stacking and sculpting? Thanks so much guys for answering all my endless questions!!!

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sun33082 Posted 31 Jan 2007 , 7:38pm
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A cake being more dense is better for stacking, sculpting, cutting, etc. Using a cake extender is kind of just a middle ground between a box mix that's obvious is a box mix, and a scratch cake that some people may not be used to and can end up not liking.

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SimpleAffair Posted 5 Feb 2007 , 2:28am
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Ok...I'm new here and a little confused. By Cake Extender do you guys mean that you just add a box of pudding and an extra egg to a box of cake mix?

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Michelle104 Posted 5 Feb 2007 , 5:12am
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There is a recipe in the cc recipes for a cake extender. It explains it a little at the top. There are a few more ingr than pudding and egg and it is supposed to make your box mix taste more from scratch. I haven't tried it yet though. Maybe this week.

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