Box mix or scratch?

[Megan.]

OK - the question of the day is....

Box mix or from scratch if you're baking a cake?

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[Jessica]

Well, I'm a pie type girl.  So scratch.  When I bake a cake it's in a Dutch oven when I'm camping....mix is far easier in the woods or on the sand.

[Devlyn]

I refuse to answer this question on the grounds that we don't have a box, anyway. 

[Megan.]

Well, I'm a pie type girl.  So scratch.  When I bake a cake it's in a Dutch oven when I'm camping....mix is far easier in the woods or on the sand.

Ooo,  I love a good pie, pastry or biscuit,  either crust is good

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[LizK]

From scratch...I love to bake and always have..bugging my Mum at an early age but being "put off" initially while she worked out if I was serious or not...anyway after stopping work I spent that first year baking a lot and made some really delicious  stuff...also broke my scales after the first 2 months...for the sake of my health I quit eating but continued to bake but eventually stopped...still love to bake


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[Maid Marion]

Box mix.  I bake and freeze the leftovers for desert with my lunch.  This helps maintain my girly figure.

[Michelle_P]

Scratch! I have more control and can both do different sizes and tinker easily.

[davina61]

From scratch, fun is in the making and the surprise when it comes out ok!!! 

[Linde]

I don't bake cakes, I am a bread baker, and constantly experimenting with ancient grains in my breads.  Because of this, i am starting from scratch!
I used to have a real stone oven  at my house up north.  I am now using one of those Green Egg type grills for baking the bread, and the results are almost as good as I had with the stone oven.

[Megan.]

I'd always insisted on scratch baking my cakes, I saw box mixes as kind of cheating.

However... my Devlyn has a penchant for a box mix cake and will admit they do come out very moist and consistent; do I'm a bit of a convert.

I seem to have found a happy medium and appreciate both routes to high-calorie pleasure!


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[Devlyn]

I'd always insisted on scratch baking my cakes, I saw box mixes as kind of cheating.

However... my Devlyn has a penchant for a box mix cake and will admit they do come out very moist and consistent; do I'm a bit of a convert.

I seem to have found a happy medium and appreciate both routes to high-calorie pleasure!

As per Alton Brown of Good Eats on the Food Network, boxed cake mixes taste better than scratch, because there are ingredients that only cake mix manufacturers can add in the mix.

As we were getting acquainted, Megan asked me what kind of cake I liked. My answer? "Moist"

[ChrissyRyan]

As per Alton Brown of Good Eats on the Food Network, boxed cake mixes taste better than scratch, because there are ingredients that only cake mix manufacturers can add in the mix.

As we were getting acquainted, Megan asked me what kind of cake I liked. My answer? "Moist"

Yes, moist is good.  That is true of a lot of food, isn't it?

Chrissy

[davina61]

Just made a sultana and walnut using the rub together method, very moist Devlin

[Jessica]

This is the Pumpkin Pie Cake I made yesterday!  Yum! 
And yes from scratch and very moist!
I do listen to Alton Brown's suggestions, but like mentioned elsewhere, I prefer using organic ingredients and I can't recall seeing organic cake mix readily available.  I do break that rule when out and about on walkabouts though.




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[Jin]

Scratch everything, especially deserts. Might as well have the best.

[ChrissyRyan]

It is easier for me to use a good Betty Crocker box mix.

That does not mean it is better than scratch, it just means I am lazier I guess.


Chrissy

[Maid Marion]

Box mix frequenty goes on sale as a loss leader.  Cheaper than scratch!