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Using Boxed Cake Mix
Would using a boxed cake mix work for making a cake and covering it in fondant? If not would made from scratch work better?
Would using a boxed cake mix work for making a cake and covering it in fondant? If not would made from scratch work better?
Hi ChrissieMoose13
Personally made from scratch is the only way for best tasting cakes. However, lots of people use cake mixes and find them absolutely marvellous. I wish I could use them, they’d save lots of time and money! There are many ways of making cake mixes taste more like scratch cakes and also to make them more durable for enrobing with sugarpaste and decorations.
Have a look for some tips here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/Improving-Boxed-Cake-Mixes-1.html
Also google ‘how to doctor box cake mixes’. If you want to use cake mixes instead of baking from scratch, there are many mixes available for the professional baker. You’ll need to google for ‘professional cake mix suppliers’.
On a more domestic/home baker front, Wright’s flours make exceptional cake mixes, to see member comments look here http://www.cakeflix.com/questions?s=cake+mixes
Click on comments relevant to your question. Hope this helps.
