Category: Reviewing Box Mixes
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Testing out Duncan Hines’ Golden Fudge Easy Cake Kit
My background is primarily in cake making and decorating so I have absolutely dabbled in box mix cakes but it has been awhile, everything I make now is from scratch so box mix cakes are few and far between for me. Being in the cake industry, I know that it’s not cheap to buy or… Read more
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Trying out Betty Crocker’s Supreme Lemon bar mix
Following our previous attempt at lemon bar box mixes with Krusteaz’s box mix, my hopes were high when I picked up this lemon bar mix from Betty Crocker. In my area, these are the only two lemon bar box mixes that I could find so I took to the internet to find out more and… Read more
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Trying out Krusteaz’s Snickerdoodle cookie box mix
Before this blog journey, I hadn’t used any cookie box mixes. I have been making cookies from scratch for as long as I can remember so for me, mixing up cookie dough is so easy that I don’t think twice. I always have the ingredients on hand and can whip them up in a few… Read more
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Trying out Betty Crocker’s Reese’s coffee cake mix
Betty Crocker partnered with Reese’s and made a few different baking mixes. We previously tried their peanut butter no bake bar mix and now we are diving into their coffee cake mix. This box describes this dessert as “Peanut butter cake mix with Reese’s peanut butter chips and brown sugar streusel topping”. This absolutely sounds… Read more
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Trying Betty Crocker’s Reese’s No bake peanut butter bars
Peanut butter and chocolate together make up my dream team, especially when it comes to Reese’s. Now put them together into a dessert that requires no baking and I am immediately sold on the product. Betty Crocker has recently partnered up with Reese’s to make a couple of box mixes and one of them is… Read more
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Reviewing Krusteaz’s Meyer Lemon bar box mix
I absolutely love a good lemon bar and come to think of it, I’ve never had a bad lemon bar, just some mediocre ones. The best lemon bar I’ve had was given to me by a coworker from their favorite restaurant that they had just come back from. It was extraordinary. I only had it… Read more
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Reviewing 365 Whole Foods Market’s fudge brownie baking mix
There is not a whole foods store near me so I do not shop there but I found this mix online on Amazon and was excited to try something brand new to me! It is the 365 Whole foods Market brand fudge brownie mix. Right off the bat the box claims it’s a fudge brownie,… Read more
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Trying out GoNanas Chocolate Chip Banana Bread mix
This mix was found at a Raley’s, which separates gluten free baking mixes from regular mixes. This product was sitting with the regular mixes but upon further inspection it is gluten free and has the option to be vegan so no eggs or dairy are required to mix up the batter. I haven’t seen or… Read more
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Comparing Krusteaz and Betty Crocker’s Wild Blueberry Muffin Mix
It is super interesting to me how you can find two companies that make the same product with the exact same name such as “wild blueberry muffin mix”. Are they actually sourcing wild blueberries or are they both using this word as an attractive addition to draw you in to their product? While I don’t… Read more
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Trying Betty Crocker’s Chocolate Chip cookie mix
I am still on the hunt for a good chocolate chip cookie box mix so I picked up Betty Crocker’s chocolate chip cookie mix. Betty Crocker is a brand I have enjoyed previously so I have high hopes that they can make a good cookie mix. This box mix recipe is simple and easy, just… Read more