I don't really want to add flavor, just make it moist. I'm actually using a Jiffy mix that only makes half the amount of a regular cake mix, so that might make a difference.
2007-10-31 05:06:18 · 19 answers · asked by la_bavarde 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
To make your Jiffy Cake moist add 1/2 cup of mayo or miracle whip - either works. If you bought regular cake mix you would use a whole cup.
Also, if you just mix the cake mix and a 1/2 can of diet soda and bake the cake - it will be moist - don't add the eggs, oil, etc... just the mix and the soda. Again, use a whole can for a regular box of cake mix...
2007-10-31 05:17:52 · answer #1 · answered by lovebitesrns 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
After it is baked, you can use a pastry brush to brush some sugar water on the cake itself...not much...just like you are brushing egg whites on a pastry to make it shiny. You will have to wait a bit to ice it., though. I have made quite a few wedding cakes, and I have used this method a lot. It doesn't add any flavor and you can control how moist it gets. I know it sounds weird, but I have gotten many compliments on my cakes about how they are not dried out.
2007-11-01 16:18:38 · answer #2 · answered by Cindy V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Butter. To make my Yellow Cake Mix moist I fold in a Butter Cake Mix w/Almond Extract... people think I bought it from a bakery it's so moist and delicious.
2007-10-31 12:14:51 · answer #3 · answered by Monique 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try using milk for the water called for. Though you won't change the flavor too much, a small bit of vanilla extract added to yellow cake gives it a "home made" taste as well. (For a jiffy box, 1/2 tsp would be good.)
Happy baking!
2007-10-31 12:12:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 cup of mayonaise and 3 eggs instead of the oil. You can't taste the mayonaise in the cake but it makes it super moist.
2007-10-31 16:17:23 · answer #5 · answered by grdangel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't use butter instead of the oil. It is better to use a cube of softened margarine in place of the oil. Makes the cake come out perfect and everyone will ask you where you bought it!
2007-10-31 17:37:33 · answer #6 · answered by Laura O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Applesauce instead of oil. It makes the moistest cake you'll ever eat and it gives an added bonus of making it more low fat.
2007-10-31 16:09:29 · answer #7 · answered by jacobsgranny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plain Yoghurt and a touch more baking powder or bi carb of soda. Makes cakes lighter too.
2007-10-31 12:19:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can add honey in place of sugar required and your cake will be moist and stay fresher longer
2007-10-31 12:23:43 · answer #9 · answered by billygs50 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Applesauce?
2007-10-31 12:11:50 · answer #10 · answered by Sunny Days 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋