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Baking Tip of the Day
White cakes are usually vanilla flavored or bland with hardly any taste. Here are some tips on how to enhance the flavor of white cakes to a new level of distinction.
To keep the basic vanilla flavor of a white cake add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to any white cake box mix. This will refresh the dried vanilla flavoring of the mix.
Add a teaspoon of lemon or lime zest, juice, or extract.
Many varied flavors can be achieved by trying any baking extract. Almond, peppermint, coconut, are just a few favorites. Add 2 teaspoons of the extract to the cake batter. For distinctive, one-of-a-kind flavors try combinations of 2 or more extracts such as chocolate and orange.
Like extracts, dry gelatin can be used for cake flavorings. Add one 3-ounce box to one package of cake mix. For moisture balance, add a bit of extra water, or one egg, to compensate for the additional dry gelatin. Save a bit of the gelatin crystals to sprinkle on the finished cake.
Adding a small box of pudding mix will produce a denser, moister, cake.
Author Marilyn Pokorney
Copyright Marilyn Pokorney 2021
