Fixing Up Cake Mixes
Cooking technique from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 80. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.
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Ingredients
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Instructions
- Create a special cake by using one of the following suggestions with a yellow, white, or chocolate two-layer cake mix.
- Add one of these to the dry cake mix: 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Add one of these with the eggs: 1/2 cup applesauce, 1 tablespoon instant coffee crystals (dissolved in the water called for in the mix directions), 1 tablespoon finely shredded orange peel, 1 teaspoon maple flavoring, 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- Substitute an equal amount of unsweetened pineapple juice for the water in a white or yellow cake mix.
- Stir one of these into the mixed cake batter: 1 cup coconut, 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts, 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate pieces, 1/2 cup well-drained, chopped maraschino cherries
- To one-third of the white or yellow cake batter, add a half cup chocolate flavored syrup. Pour the batter into the baking pans; pour chocolate batter on top of plain batter. Swirl gently with a spatula.
Source and image provenance
Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.
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