Next we picked up a box of jiffy golden yellow cake mix which is known for its ease and affordability.
Best yet cake mix brand.
If you stroll down the baking aisle and pay attention to what all the cake mix boxes say you ll soon find that none of the more conventional brands offer a simple.
As you can see by their boxes those three brands clearly prioritize moisture.
This was a boxed mix battle so obviously we had to include the giants.
5 2 10 looks like the surface of the moon i m still missing the chocolate the texture was so fine it almost melted in my mouth.
This aldi exclusive brand seriously aldi brands are pretty phenomenal produced an exceptionally moist cake with the richest flavor of the eight brands tested the only drawback is that moisture meant that the cake didn t rise as much as others which isn t a.
Please forgive our mis matched mixing bowls but we assure you each cake pan was identical.
This mix is one of the more expensive and the brand is usually found in high end and specialty grocers but it s also available online.
Before we begin though a quick note about flavors.
For an ultra rich buttery cake our test kitchen recommends baker s corner yellow cake mix.
Betty crocker s as noted earlier was a slightly more wet consistency and was also beginning to bubble more similar to the way pancake mix does when you let it sit.
For fans of fluffy cake.
Duncan hines classic devil s food cake mix.
Like other boxed mixes reviewers note that you can use this as a base for more creative desserts too.
This is also the only cake mix that didn t use egg yolks in the batter and so the cake lacked the richness and structure that comes from a batter with yolks.
Betty crocker might not have won our cake taste test but here s where the brand was best in show.
This cake mix calls for 3 egg whites to be beaten into the batter for 2 minutes in addition to the oil and water.
Gourmet pound cake mix meyer lemon pound cake mix from southern living rich moist buttery tangy sweet pound cake with glaze 3 7 out of 5 stars 34 10 99 10.
Betty crocker duncan hines and pillsbury.
It s available in 5 3 ounces 16 ounces or 33 ounces.
Most days there isn t enough time to make an over the top cake and that s why we love boxed cake mix by simply stirring in a couple of ingredients and throwing it in the oven you get a real.
Sydney kramer insider the best yet batter looked promising and standard as far as cake mixes go.