"Judy Haffner" > wrote in message
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>
> Growing up my mother never used a cake mix, and I can remember her
> making angel food cakes from scratch, which was a real "act of love".
> When I first got married, I followed in her footsteps and continued to
> make mine from scratch too. They were total perfection....high, light
> and tender, but for the past several years, I have used a box mix, and
> still achieve the same results, although perhaps I have forgotten if the
> flavor of homemade wasn't better? They really have the mix down-pat and
> is just SO easy to do, and always fool proof.
>
> It took me YEARS to stoop so low as to even purchase my first cake mix
> (LOL) and now I use them often, though still prefer the flavor and
> texture of homemade.
>
> I use to be able to find the confetti angel cake mixes and also a
> chocolate swirl flavor, but I haven't in a very long time now, and wish
> they wouldn't have done away with them.
>
> I thought of this today, because I bought a Betty Crocker angel food mix
> at the store for a dessert I am going to make for a potluck this week. I
> have to cut it up in cubes and fold into other ingredients, so wouldn't
> want to have to go through all the time and energy to make a cake from
> scratch anyway, only to "butcher" it.
>
> Judy

I just baked one of the Betty Crocker angel food cakes. Never one to leave
well enough alone, I used orange juice instead of water and just a teaspoon
of orange flavoring. Good enough to eat. Polly