Do you make cakes from scratch?

[Anonymous]

I always make them from a mix. I'm not a baker though.

But, I will check out PPs recipe! If it's easy enough, maybe I can make the switch.

[Anonymous]

I've done and do both. Often the gluten free cake mixes come out better then my gluten free cakes from scratch so I've started doing mixes more often. I love Namaste mixes and King Arthur mixes.

I always do homemade frosting. Buttercream is my favorite.

[Anonymous]

The ONLY boxed cake mix worth making is Funfetti. Otherwise, just make the cake batter yourself. It tastes ten times better and isn't much harder.

[Anonymous]

I usually make cakes with fruit in them (apple, pear, etc) or carrot cake or walnut cake from scratch. But rarely, if I make a birthday cake that is white or chocolate I usually use a mix.

[Anonymous]

Scratch. Easy and delicious. Icing too.

[Anonymous]

Canned frosting is gross. On cakes and cookies.

[Anonymous]

Yes, but in a pinch I will use Trader Joe's cake mixes, which are almost as good as homemade in terms of ingredients and results, and which taste nothing like e.g. Duncan Hines and the like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, but in a pinch I will use Trader Joe's cake mixes, which are almost as good as homemade in terms of ingredients and results, and which taste nothing like e.g. Duncan Hines and the like.

I heard great things about the Vanilla Bean Trader Joe's cake mix and a few weeks ago I bought it and it tasted like cornbread to me! It was the oddest thing. It smelled delicious though, and had big flecks of vanilla bean in it.

[Anonymous]

Everyone post your favorite (simple) cake recipe, or a link to one, please.

[Anonymous]

Can you make them from scratch without a fancy mixer? I don't have a KitchenAid, and can't afford one right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you make them from scratch without a fancy mixer? I don't have a KitchenAid, and can't afford one right now.

It's cake batter not bread dough, you need a wooden spoon & a mixing bowl.

[Anonymous]

I used to make things from mixes until I learned about all the chemicals and other stuff in them. Now I do mostly scratch and it is much easier than I ever thought it would be, but I also do simple desserts-no 5 layer cakes or anything that requires a lot of work. Frosting is much easier to make than I thought it would be too. Of course I never realized how much butter and sugar goes into it until I made my own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to make things from mixes until I learned about all the chemicals and other stuff in them. Now I do mostly scratch and it is much easier than I ever thought it would be, but I also do simple desserts-no 5 layer cakes or anything that requires a lot of work. Frosting is much easier to make than I thought it would be too. Of course I never realized how much butter and sugar goes into it until I made my own.

LMAO icing is literally JUST butter and sugar pretty much... what did you think it was??

[Anonymous]

Scratch, every time, including frosting. To me, there's not much point of "making" your own cake if you're going to buy a mix. Why not just go to the bakery and get a Giant brand? It will taste similar. There just aren't cakes like I like to make in mixes.

[Anonymous]

I prefer pie.