Do they seem flat to you when you bake tehm? the last few times I have tries they were super flat?
2006-10-09 12:10:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
I stopped using Pillsbury mixes for that very reason! Even though they had a good flavor, they were always very low. What is up with that? I use Duncan Hines most of the time, they bake up very high and even.
2006-10-09 12:12:27 · answer #1 · answered by Irina C 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I'm sorry to hear of your trouble with Pillsbury cake mixes -- because Pillsbury is the only brand I'll buy! I usually will overfill the pan just a bit, lower the temperature by about 25 degrees, and cook it a few minutes longer, until a cake tester comes out of the center clean and dry. I have such good luck with it, in fact, most people think I bake the cake from scratch.
A lot of restaurants, country clubs, and other food service businesses will use Pillsbury cake mixes in their kitchens and bakeries -- that's why I decided to give it a try.
I hope you find a brand that works for you!
2006-10-09 12:18:33 · answer #2 · answered by southernserendipiti 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't recall having this problem with Pillsbury cake mixes, then again I next to never buy them. It's too easy to make a cake from scratch to spend money on a cake mix that isn't up to par!
2006-10-09 12:42:26 · answer #3 · answered by Slam64 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes I also had the same problem. I have switched to betty crocker cakes and they are more even and fluffier. If I were you I would just ditch that brand of cake mixes. That is what I did! Happy Baking!
2006-10-09 12:19:51 · answer #4 · answered by locasarai80 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i always made my cakes from scratch, that is until i attended a wedding and had the BEST cake i ever ate!.....the baker was kind enough to to share her secret...........it was a duncan hines cake mix, but the secret is to double the eggs and double the butter! (use only real butter, and if the eggs are especially large, then just use one more than recipe calls for) (i also use added flavorings on occassion, even crene de cocoa liquer with ny chocolate cake, or any flavored liquer)........i've been a happy cake baker ever since!........try it!
2006-10-09 13:17:47 · answer #5 · answered by lost sandwich 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i never buy pillsbury cake mixes i either make a cake by scratch or i just use duncan hines they are better cake mixes to me
2006-10-09 12:23:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you add baking soda or baking powder or even flour check it's expiration date. This will make it flat.
2006-10-09 12:15:00 · answer #7 · answered by shizzlechit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋