We ended up with extra sour cream so I decided to make some pound cake using my mom's recipe. It's very simple with just a few ingredients including a box of cake mix.
It's supposed to make 3 loaves, but after I poured the batter into the pans it just didn't seem right. The level was so low.
It came out funny looking and wasn't as moist as usual.
I suspected it was the cake mix's fault (not mine) and did some investigation. It turns out that a few years back Duncan Hines (and others) lessened the amount of mix in the box. It used to be 18.25 ounces and now it's 15.25. That's 3 whole ounces less than before. According to Google calculations that's around 2/3 cup! So now, all those Hongwanji Cook Book and other old cook book recipes calling for a box of cake mix gotta be adjusted. 😳
12 comments:
How rude! Too bad because I bet it would have been super ono.
Omigosh! I love those cookbooks now how to adjust the recipes???
Izsmom
Well that's just poopy! I knew the flour and sugar sacks shrunk but the amount of mix in the box changing is certainly immoral. Linda in Kansas
shrinkflation :(
Great investigative work, solving the case of the Failed Pound Cake. It wasn't a bakers error. Baking is a pretty precise science.
Aunty, at least it was still edible. Just not the same.
Izsmom, I found a "cake mix extender" recipe that you can make and keep on hand. 1 1/2 c. flour, 1 c. sugar, 2 tsp. baking powder, 1/4 tsp. baking soda. 6 level tablespoons would make up the 3 oz. difference. I haven't tried it yet.
Linda, I agree!
Kat, totally.
Chet, LOL.
Thanks Jalna!
Izsmom
Chocolate frosting will fix anything!
v
Izsmom, welcome!
V, funny!
Wow, this is good to know!
Found this online:
Packages of cake mix have shrunk in size so older recipes calling for an 18.25 ounce box may not work as well with the new packaging. This easy fix will take care of the difference.
If your box of mix is 16.5 ounces, add 6 tablespoons flour.
If your box of mix is 15.25 ounces, add 11 tablespoons (1/2 cup flour plus 3 tablespoons) plus 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder.
Susan, yah!
Dd, thanks!
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