Honestly, not sure what the problem is. You're right. I am baking a cake as we speak and the fragrance of this delicious treat is amazing! It made for a perfectly flat cake though, which is what I wanted. It sounds delicious. But the cake rises while baking so it works out. I filled the pans up with the recommended amount of cake mix. I baked this recipe once yesterday and it completely fell, I thought I under baked it, so i made 2 cakes today and both fell again and i only filled then 1/3 of the way, I have no idea why this is happening. The flour in the box mix is measured appropriately for the other ingredients. As with any cake batter, make sure to not over-fill your baking dish. This recipe works perfectly for me each time I make it, but lots of others are having troubles with it. Good luck. I want to make the whitest cake I can for a wedding cake. You only want to fill it 1/2 - 2/3 full. Sour cream makes the cake super moist. I'm glad I reread this today. Don't over mix. I put it all in a 13x9 and it fell but we could careless. It's interesting because I've had this recipe work wonderfully for me, but then other times it does not. Add Jello Pudding Mix To Cake Batter Dik Dik Zaxy November 20, 2019 no Comments Lemon cake a doctored mix recipe strawberry vanilla poke cake julie s yellow cake moist pudding recipe box homemade banana pudding cake 75 jell o and pudding desserts I was so disappointed at first. I would try and use one without the pudding in the mix. GF is usually dry and gritty. Next up: white cake with raspberry jello! Has anyone tried this with a Gluten Free cake mix? I weigh out about 3 oz to bring the box mix up to 18 oz. I'll be making another soon, this time using chocolate cake and red velvet pudding and then again with strawberry cake and cheesecake pudding. Or, I have seen red velvet pudding in the stores. So I guess it either works for some and not for others. I always do. It honestly baffles me as to why it works great for some and not for others. I added 6 tablespoons of flour and my cupcakes turned out perfect! If you're worried about the amount just reduce to 3/4 cup and see how that goes. You want to use INSTANT PUDDING so I would guess the cook n' serve pudding will not work but who knows?! It's something that I have to play around with and see. I hope it works for you when you try it again. The vanilla flavor does not change the flavor I'm using. I ruined a whole batch of dinner rolls with old yeast...that still ticks me off. I used what you did but added jello cheesecake instant pudding instead. This post was written before they changed all the cake mix boxes (they used to be bigger, now they're smaller) so I definitely need to go back and rework the recipe. I accidentally grabbed a box that said pudding in the mix and still added pudding mix anyway and it turned out just fine. I have doubled the recipe for an 11 ×15 pan it was delicious. Thanks! I've made it like 5 times now, and every time it is a home run!! Because of the additions to the cake mix, you will have much more batter than normal. I used Duncan Hines French vanilla and instant cheesecake flavor pudding mix. 1. Congrats on your daughters wedding. No. I absolutely love the taste of this doctored cake mix. Applesauce is such a great (and healthier) replacement for oil. I just made this recipe and my cupcakes and cake fell horribly. When baking in high altitude areas, add 2/3 cup flour. I forgot to mention that I have varied the flavors many times. I put it in a loaf pan. I used a pink cake mix + a cheesecake pudding mix. Does it change anything or require adding something else? Other than that I am not sure. I am a great cook but always say "I'm no baker" -- I usually just dont have the time to devote to it. Store in refrigerator. If baking a 9x13 cake, normally 45 mins on 350 degrees. You will need 3 8-9" round cake pans for the layered cake. Hi. Michele. If you want to double it for a crowd I would use a cookie sheet (13"x18") pan with sides on it. I don't have any...so I'm wondering if I could just leave it out? Sorry, but most cake mixes are NOT 16-18 oz.! I've never tried it personally, so I can't say for sure. Gonna make a white cake with cheesecake pudding and a Devils food with caramel pudding. I’m not sure what happened but the middle of my cupcakes sunk quite a bit. Definitely a keeper. Next, add 1 small box (3.4 oz) of Jello Instant Dry Vanilla Pudding mix to the mixing bowl. Added some fresh lemon zest with the other ingredients and this turned out great!! • Cold milk, divided • Jell-O Coconut Cream Flavor Instant Pudding (3.4 oz.) I was afraid they would be dry so I found this recipe that looked simple and they turned out great! I thought I had edited the recipe to reflect that, but I don't think I did. What about Key Lime--- Use Lemon cake mix & Lime jello mix? So good to hear this! Poke holes in cake. Thank you for coming back to leave your feedback. Whatever you use, just make sure that the pan is not filled more than halfway as the cake rises while baking. I put a basic powdered sugar glaze on top, but it really didn't even need it. So I ended up cooking it for a total of 55 minutes. It's so moist and delicious! While this wasn't the most aesthetically pleasing cake, the flavor..... the texture.... OH EM GEEEEEE! Mix until just combined. Great idea. I'll double check that I made note of it in the recipe, but because of all the add-ins you'll have more batter than normal. I will definitely continue to use this recipe and have even been told, I'm a pretty good Baker after all!! They ended up being a huge hit and everyone requested that I make them when it was time for their birthdays. So good to hear. I used the exact same recipe to make this lemon layered cake https://togetherasfamily.com/2017/06/easy-lemon-lovers-layered-cake/. It may not be good for cupcakes as some have said. I love it! A poke cake is a cake that is poked with indentations . What am I doing wrong? I just ate a piece. That is so awesome. I had a couple people wanting my card and I do not bake at all for a living. You would then end up with a dirty color of "pink"? I've been scrolling through all the comments hoping someone else had the same troubles as me. It was fantastic. :) To begin this recipe, pour 1 box of Duncan Hines Classic Yellow cake mix into a mixing bowl. Thanks for doing the math on sour cream and other ingredients. I have not tried chocolate pudding + red velvet but it seems like maybe it would make the batter brownish. My cake mix was 15.25 oz so I just added about 1/3 cup more cake mix from another box. Thanks for the recipe. Well, I made my cake mixes exactly as directed with 3 eggs, 1/3 cup oil, and however much water, then proceeded to add everything in this recipe as well (for anyone who lost count, that's 7 eggs per box of mix!). Thank you for sharing this recipe! Same thing. The cake mixes are way smaller than they used to be. Wish I had read the comments first about adding the flour. I hope it works cause fresh strawberries sound fabulous!! So sorry they fell. I use Betty crocker and that brand is a little less than 16oz so I also add 6 tbs of flour and the cake comes out perfectly moist. I think the higher fat content of the milk works better with baking recipes. Thanks. I used 2/3 cup of each). I hope to dr them up with frosting and a fondant decoration tomorrow. I have a a Kitchen Aid stand mixer. I am actually in the process of reworking this recipe because since posting they decided to decrease the package size of the cake mixes! Less sour cream and less oil. I am not positive as I've never done it. Try lining the cake pan with parchment paper. I was very pleased. I use this recipe any time I make cake or cupcakes and it is so good! So happy to hear it turned out for you. It fell flat, but I'm layering and icing so not too worried about that, but I can't decide if I did something wrong or not because it has a wierd tang to it (is that the sour cream). I don't think it would change the outcome but I can't be certain. awesome recipe. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and pudding mix in a large mixer bowl. Has the recipe for this changed any ? When you add all the extras it throws the gluten content off. JC. Maybe a little less. Yes. For some reason this recipe either works really well or not at all for people! can I double the recipe for a 11X15 cake pan? I’ve actually used this recipe for cupcakes and it works!! But white cake is just too plain for me to make. I made a cake with this recipe. I am going to attribute this to the fact that the betty crocker and pillsbury have pudding already in the mix as nothing else was different. I was so pleased with how they turned out so moist and how easy they were to make. I always make my cakes this way and they turn out perfect each time. That would work perfectly! This time I won't worry about using all the batter. It is the most moist cake (without icing) I have ever eaten. Waiting for it to cook now, although it smells delicious. I made this yesterday using Duncan Hines lemon cake mix and lemon pudding. Yum. Thank you!! You want to only fill the pans about 2/3 full.Â. ( Milk in this case? Beat together all the ingredients until a smooth and combined batter forms. Make sure to match up your pudding to the cake flavor you pick. Thanks for letting me know. Enjoy, […] To jump straight to the recipe, click here. I think part of the problem with the cake falling is the dairy/ fat ratio. If adding pudding make sure you but a cake that doesn't have pudding in it. Increase water to 1-2/3 cups if using a devil's food cake mix. Any more than that and they spill out the sides. It is super moist, huh! I appreciate it :). The moral of the story: be careful how many recipes you read on pinterest in a row, so you don't mix them up in your head once you actually chose one! A lot of the recipes I looked up said to make the cake exactly as directed on the box, then add X,Y, and Z. Can I use heavy whipping cream instead of milk? Awesome Cake!! I didn’t have time to bake more so I sprinkled powdered sugar on them and then used a thin piping tip to frost them with squiggly circles. I hope that helps! Chill at least 1 hour. Adding pudding makes a boxed cake mix extra moist, so each bite melts in your mouth. Also I want to do a strawberry cream cheese icing. Or does anyone know how many cups of batter you put in each of the 3-9 inch pans? Made cKe not cupcakes. It tasted amazing! Fantastic! Add the wet to the dry ingredients and mix till well combined. That makes me happy to hear this, and so glad it helped out with your MIL :) Thank you for coming back to leave your review. Can you tell me how to prevent my cake from shrinking back to the size of the batter. I need to make a white sheet cake that is GF. I used butter yellow cake with caramel flavored pudding and it was divine! I used to make this recipe back when the cake boxes were bigger...it used to be printed on the side of a Duncan Hines cake box years and years ago, but once the cake boxes got smaller, it seemed the ingredients weren’t working out anymore. Hopefully this helps someone else too :). I only fill whatever I'm putting it in a little less than halfway. It works great for cupcakes too! We'll see what the other guests think... Good or bad :). Try adding 1/2 C peanut butter to the chocolate pudding for a Peanut Butter Poke Cake. Don't know how that's possible but it was. I added 3tbsp of flour to the remaining batter and the remaining 24 cupcakes cake out perfectly. Thanks! That is so awesome that they were still loved even though they fell flat. I have made this countless times and I use the now 15.25 oz cake mix and the smaller box of pudding. merideth, how did recipe work without the sour cream?? Oh, nice! Begin by mixing on low speed until wet and dry ingredients are just incorporated. I'd like to to some white chocolate cupcakes for easter but I dont want to screw these up... ideas? Do you still use the whole eggs if doing a white cake? I made these the night before and wrapped them pretty good and they were still super moist. On the bright side, I did one white, which I dyed orange, and one chocolate so I could do a tiger striped cake for my daughters "Big Cat" themed b-day, and the stripes turned out pretty good! DO NOT get the cook n' serve pudding mix. Thanks. I baked it in a 13x8 and it's moist and delicious. Wow! 7. Thank you for coming back with your comment. I usually always use the paddle attachment because you can use that one to whisk wet ingredients and mix everything together when you add in the dry ingredients (referring to a cookie recipe....). It was amazing! I am even going to trim off ALL the brown edges and sides, top and bottom before frosting with a pure white buttercream frosting!!! I thought it was going to be hard and over cooked but this batter was something else. The flavor is very good, but the texture is very dense, almost like a steamed English pudding. I used Duncan Hines Butter Cake, melted butter instead of oil, full fat sour cream, full fat milk, instant sugar free white chocolate pudding mix, extra vanilla and Princess flavoring (husband loves this) and the extra six tablespoons of flour some posters said gave them success. So sorry to hear it did not work for you. I love your changes and additions. So THANK YOU " so much for posting this for all of us. So as I mentioned, I bulked the recipe and made 130 cupcakes. I actually think the recipe works best for layered cakes. I would use 3/4 cup sour cream and 3/4 cup oil, instead of the 1 cup of each called for in recipe. 1/4 cup water Will this recipe work for a naked layered cake? Some have problems with too much moisture in the cake so you can reduce that. Any milk should work fine, including buttermilk. The oil makes this cake really moist. Aim to only fill a little less than halfway. Also almond extract instead of vanilla. This is the best way to make a boxed cake mix taste homemade! Hello Jessica, Just wanted to confirm, the eggs and oil in your recipe are not "in addition to" the eggs and oil on the cake box, but "in place of", correct? The batter was lovely, thick, and fluffy. Required fields are marked *. I’m going to try round two and add in more flour and a bit of baking soda. There is too much batter for that small pan. I still make this doctored up cake recipe all the time for birthdays and dessert, and many people I know use it with great success. Add Vanilla Pudding To White Cake Mix Dik Dik Zaxy April 22, 2020 no Comments Jello poke cake recipe works with any perfect vanilla cake recipe so moist one cake 5 ways life love and sugar really better than cake recipe vanilla raspberry sheet cake recipe i Completely. So for all you who have had trouble with this version, hop on over to my newest cake mix recipe, . ), white cake mix + white chocolate pudding mix, red velvet cake mix + chocolate pudding mix, orange cake mix + french vanilla pudding mix, strawberry cake mix + cheesecake pudding mix. It sounds like maybe it was not cooked long enough?? • Powdered sugar • Cool Whip Topping, thawed (8 oz.) Or an 8x8 square pan or a bunny cake! Very expensive lesson to flop. ? I've never added fresh strawberries so I am not sure if it would make the batter too wet or not. Cin. Just make sure the colors coordinate. Mix a box of jello with 1 & 1/2 cups of boiling water. Or, reduce it by a couple tablespoons. I just hope it tastes good. Don't use a cake mix that already has pudding in the mix; read the package carefully since many mixes already include dry pudding ingredients. If memory serves, I got the recipe off of a DH box 40+ years ago. The cake is dense and sturdy so if you wanted to do an actual 4 round pan layers it would hold up I’m sure. I want to do this with lemon cake. I reduced the oil and sour cream to 3/4 Cup and did everything else the same. Yes, correct. She is kind enough to put this recipe on the web so that we can try it or not. Oh, I'm so sorry. This recipe seems to be hit or miss and I am not sure what to do about it. Frosted it with Cream Cheese Frosting. 2. You can use any size you like, depending on what type of cake you want to make. Most of them are from 16 oz- 18 oz.  Get creative with it! The first time I made 2 round cakes which turned out so good. Yes, I think the people having problems maybe need to add more flour possibly. It shouldn’t go bad. I understand that I can just add egg whites instead of whole eggs to create an even whiter color... How many whites would you use to replace the whole eggs called for in this recipe? Same size as you. […], […] as Family that tweaked a red velvet box cake mix. Not every oven cooks the same. I'm going to try Strawberry cake mix and cheesecake pudding tomorrow!! I didn't over fill the pan or cupcakes so I'm not really sure what I did wrong. The 1 cup is correct. My family favors French Vanilla pudding mix. I am making the vanilla cake again right now, as it's been requested often. Soo moist. I hope that helps. The options are endless. So I cut each cake in half and filled and iced each layer with a homemade marscapone filling. I would follow whatever cook time the cake mix box says for a bundt cake. 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