I had a box of chocolate cake mix that didn't have an expiration date...there was a label on it about a contest though that ended in 2004...so the cake mix is 3 years old but doesn't have an expiration date and it looks and smells fine....is it bad?
2007-05-19 13:35:49 · 17 answers · asked by krissy 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Since it is sugar, it would take like a million years to expire. But, still, I would be wary, cake mixes are not expensive, I would throw it away and buy another.
2007-05-19 13:37:35 · answer #1 · answered by Star Gazer 88 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most cake mix boxes have an expiration date on the top. And, most will be good for about a year...after that, the finished product will not be as good as it should be, often not rising or having a somewhat bitter taste. My advice is to toss out the cake mix after a year/year and a half...(In the future, when you buy a box, if it doesn't have an expiration date on it, write the date you bought it, in permanent marker, on the box top and use it no later than a year and a half after that date---or, write your own expiration date on the box top)
2007-05-19 20:45:39 · answer #2 · answered by Gottaknow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be OK, but the cake may not rise. The baking powder will go inactive after 2 years or so.
I made a pineapple upside down cake with expired cake mix one time. It still turned out delicious, like a blond brownie with caramel & pineapple.
2007-05-19 20:44:37 · answer #3 · answered by tiny Valkyrie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they never expire, but the boxes do weaken. Most kinds of mixes are fine for at least 4 years
2007-05-19 21:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it does. There's usually an expiration date stamped on the box. I wouldn't use it if I were you.
2007-05-19 20:39:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cake mix doesnt expire. because u put all the fresh ingredients in when u bake it
2007-05-19 20:38:30 · answer #6 · answered by Danielle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Three years? I wouldn't eat it!! Spend a dollar or two get a new cake mix...better yet make one from scratch. They taste better!!
2007-05-19 20:39:48 · answer #7 · answered by MoMof3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the brand..
it is not allowed to be on the shelf at that time.
Did you know if pancake expires it could be poisonous? (that is what my grandmother said) I guessing that it would be a bad choice to use it
2007-05-19 20:40:34 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It won't really "go bad", but it's leavening agents might not do what they're supposed to do properly (the cake might not rise like it should). Go ahead and make it...see what happens.
2007-05-19 20:45:07 · answer #9 · answered by margarita 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the expiration date is etched on the lid of the box- throw it out or not, and the docs in the e.r. will have some laffs
2007-05-19 20:39:07 · answer #10 · answered by NATIVE NEW YORKER 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋