Hi there..
You know those packet cake mixes in the supermarket where you just add eggs and oil.. well those cakes are always so light.. i have not come across a chocolate cake recipe that has oil instead of butter.. can ya substitute the butter for oil in a normal choc cake recipe or will those packet ones have had something else done to them?
thanks for any insight 
hi, not sure about the packet mixes but the chocolate cake recipe I use has oil not butter and it's great can last for 7-10 days still nice and fresh.
Hi nikki,
There are any number of ways to doctor a cake mix and make it taste more like a scratch cake.
Here are a few threads to help:
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-66313-.html
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-68873-.html
And chocolate cake recipes/box & scratch:
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-15039-.html
Janh, How do you do it?! You remember all the past posts! Wow
I change oil from butter in many recipes to make them "Parve" non dairy for Jewish weddings, the chocolate one from cake bible does good. The Yellow and White cakes get a nice consistency but misses a lot in flavor.
thanks so much! that is a great help.. i have been making my ususal cake recipes normally bu wen i run out of time id been using a packet cake mix and someone said how do you get your cakes so light? lol i felt like id cheeted LOL so those links will be very helpful, thank you!
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