Caramel Cake Recipe Begins With a Cake Mix (2024)

FAQs

Does Duncan Hines have a caramel cake mix? ›

Great cake mix flavor base!! The Duncan Hines Caramel Cake Mix is AWESOME as a base for cakes.

Caramel Cake Ingredients

Butter, sugar, and eggs: You'll find these staple cake ingredients in almost every batter. Flour, baking powder, and salt: Ditto these dry ingredients. No need to buy cake flour for this recipe; we prefer the all-purpose you already have on hand.

Add More Eggs

To get an extra rich and moist cake, stir in two extra egg yolks along with the eggs the recipe calls for (save the egg whites to make these delicious meringues). For a lighter and more airy cake, use only egg whites (and save the egg yolks for crème brûlée).

Add Milk, Coffee, or Soda

For example, buttermilk sings in a yellow and red velvet cake and brewed coffee makes chocolate cake taste bolder. Also, pop open a can of soda—Sprite, 7 Up, or ginger beer—for lemon and strawberry cake mixes.

Baking tip #2: adding milk to your box cake mix in place of water adds a dense texture to your dessert leaving it moist and flavorful like a homemade cake. Or, if you prefer, you can add buttermilk, giving your cake a tangy flavor to balance out the sweetness.

The Duncan Hines cake was more rich and buttery. The others were slightly less flavorful, despite having great textures and baking evenly. Call me Goldilocks, but the Pillsbury cake verged on too sweet, and the Betty Crocker one wasn't quite sweet enough. Duncan Hines' cake was a perfect middle.

Butterscotch vs Caramel

The difference between butterscotch and caramel is that caramel is made with white granulated sugar and cooked to 340 degrees Fahrenheit, whereas butterscotch is made with brown sugar and cooked to 289 degrees Fahrenheit.

How do you store caramel cake? This caramel cake can be left out at room temperature in an airtight container for a few days. After that it should be refrigerated and will last up to a week.

Reduce the amount of milk.

If you know that you want a thick caramel sauce, cut down on the amount of milk that the recipe suggests. Leave out about 1/3 or 1/2 of the recommended milk. This will result in a caramel sauce that's thicker and that you won't have to spend extra time simmering.

Why does oil give cake superior texture? Butter is 18% water, so when the batter is baked, some of its liquid evaporates. Replacing the water from the butter with oil means there's more fat left in the cakes to ensure tenderness.

How do you make a box cake taste like it came from the bakery? ›

Adding something rich and creamy is perfect for adding moisture and rich flavor: Adding some sour cream, yogurt or even mayonnaise will add a more dense, rich flavor (as a side note, there was a very popular cake made in the 70's and the secret ingredient was mayonnaise!).

Use an extra egg: Most boxed mixes will call for three eggs. Use four for a cake that's richer-tasting and moister. This tip is one I use practically every time I make a boxed cake mix. Substitute dairy: Replace the water called for on the package with dairy.

Adding an extra yolk will only help to hold the batter together better. Adding in an extra egg yolks also makes the product sweeter, more rich and moist in texture, thanks to the fat content in the yolk.

Duncan Hines Spice Cake Mix.

We're always looking for ways to make baking even easier and more convenient, and we made Carnation® Caramel wonderfully versatile. Delicious as either a topping or filling, it makes so many delicious desserts, including Classic Banoffee Pie, Caramel Swirl Chocolate Brownies and Caramel Apple Crumble.

Manufacturers like Pillsbury, Duncan Hines and Betty Crocker made their boxed cake mixes a few ounces lighter. Cake mixes that were once around 18 oz. were reduced to around 16 oz.