How is Duncan Hines cake mix supposed to taste?
On a whim I made a cake for the first time ever, in this case a Duncan Hines Triple Chocolate cake.
Process was pretty straightforward. I used an electric mixer to mix the batter powder, eggs, oil and water. Used store-brand corn oil. Baked it in 2 9-inch pans for 30 mins. The results were okay - tastes pretty good. However the basic texture isn't like a store-bought cake. By that I mean it's kind of dense, chewy compared to a store-bought which I would describe as typically being more light, fluffy. Is there a way to make it more like store-bought? Thanks. |
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How is Duncan Hines cake mix supposed to taste?
On Monday, May 5, 2014 1:03:56 PM UTC-4, bigwheel wrote:
> > > On a whim I made a cake for the first time ever, in this case a Duncan > > > Hines Triple Chocolate cake. > > > > > > Process was pretty straightforward. I used an electric mixer to mix the > > > batter powder, eggs, oil and water. Used store-brand corn oil. Baked it > > > in 2 9-inch pans for 30 mins. > > > > > > The results were okay - tastes pretty good. However the basic texture > > > isn't like a store-bought cake. By that I mean it's kind of dense, chewy > > > compared to a store-bought which I would describe as typically being > > > more light, fluffy. > > > > > > Is there a way to make it more like store-bought? > > > Thanks. > > Should be pretty light textured. Did you follow the directions on the > box? Yes. I used corn oil, the recipe says "vegetable oil". Should corn oil work? |
How is Duncan Hines cake mix supposed to taste?
On Monday, May 5, 2014 1:03:56 PM UTC-4, bigwheel wrote:
> Should be pretty light textured. Did you follow the directions on the > box? Yes. The instructions say to use vegetable oil, I used corn oil. Should that work? |
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How is Duncan Hines cake mix supposed to taste?
On Thursday, May 8, 2014 4:04:30 PM UTC-4, bigwheel wrote:
> Yep corn oil should be just fine. I'm thinking maybe you might not > should have used the mixer on it. I went and got a Duncan Hines cake mix > out of the cabinet. It says to "stir" it. I would try stirring next time > and leave off with the mixer. Bet that might help. I know with cookies > it really messes with the texture to use a mixer on it once the wet and > dry comes together. Okay, I'll try again. What's considered the optimum stirring tool? Wood spoon? |
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