Copycat Duncan Hines Boxed Cake Mix

"This cake tastes like a boxed white cake mix only better, it has never failed me yet, it is a recipe that I use over and over again for the *perfect* white cake, and so easy to make too! really anything can be addded to this cake, tiny chocolate chips, nuts, dried fruit, add in some food colouring for a pastel coloured cake with matching frosting, this makes a wonderful birthday cake!--------- * NOTE* as one reviewer stated they omitted the salt, omitting the salt will change the texture of this cake completely, so please do *not* omit, using butter-flavor Crisco is acceptable but will alter the taste somewhat but not the texture ;-)"
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
1 (13x9-in) cake
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Set oven to 350 degrees.
  • Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
  • Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan, and line bottom of pan with parchment paper.
  • In a medium or large bowl, with an electric mixer, cream the sugar and shortening until no granules remain (about 4 minutes).
  • Add in eggs and almond extract (if using); beat very well for 5 minutes on high speed.
  • In a small bowl sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
  • Add to the creamed mixture along with the buttermilk; mix well until blended (about 2-3 minutes).
  • Transfer to a prepared baking pan.
  • Bake on second-lowest oven rack for 30-35 minutes (check for doneness after 25 minutes, this cake bakes fast!).

Questions & Replies

  1. I've never seen a recipe before that had all baking soda and no baking powder. How does it rise?
     
  2. I don't see where you add in the vanilla... with the almond extract?
     
  3. If I wanted to make this a lemon cake, How much lemon juice would I add? Also, is there anything I can use besides crisco ?
     
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Reviews

  1. This is an excellent recipe, add egg whites only for a true white cake. Whole eggs make it closer to a yellow cake. By increasing the ingredients by 5 and omitting the wet ingredients you can make this in to a mix and save for future use. To make cake: 5 cups of mix to 1 cups buttermilk, 3 egg whites, 2 t vanilla, 1/2 t almond. Mix well and bake. I make cakes a lot and this is a good mix to have on hand. The amount of servings was missing so I submited a request to show 12 servings, so the nutrition facts are correct.
     
  2. This cake at the moment looks great. I like the color of the cake and how light it feels when I press on it. I'm waiting for it to cool a little, before I cut it. I was asked to make birthday cake for a baby.. I have many recipes that I came up with, which are all great, but I wanted to try something different and interesting like finding something close to Duncan Hines. Duncan Hines is the best around. No disrespect to all others intended, just my opinion. I followed the recipe to a "T", doubling the recipe for a 11 by 15. turned out great. Here I go to try it. Fingers crossed. My goodness, PURELY EXCELLENT!
     
  3. Wonderful! The texture is just what I had expected. Nice and fluffy. Taste was superb. I doubled this recipe and kept half original and the other half I stirred in 5 blocks melted dark baking chocolate and marbled the two together (pan was 13" round by 3" deep)
     
  4. The BEST white cake i have ever made. I didn't know if it would turn out white after i used yellow crisco, but it still did. I got soo many compliments on it! And i also added a little bit of milk with some cocoa powder for some chocolate cake and that was really good also.
     
  5. Great cake!Followed your recipe and it came out perfect!!This cake will be used for many things so thank you,Linda.
     
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