Tag: ★★★★☆
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Comparing Duncan Hines New Peeps box mixes
Brand new to the market we have a Duncan Hines “peeps” line of box mixes. They just released a cake mix, a frosting, and a cupcake kit. I’m a sucker for peeps, they’re one of my favorite seasonal treats, so I knew I had to pick these mixes up as soon as they hit stores… Read more
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Trying out Betty Crocker’s Pineapple upside down cake mix
This review must start with a confession. I have never had pineapple upside down cake. This may seem crazy but let me explain. I have hated pineapple for a long time, the flavor and mouth feel didn’t appeal to me. However, sometime in the last year or two I woke up craving pineapple and suddenly… Read more
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Testing Betty Crocker’s Limited Edition Soft Baked Chocolate Crinkle Cookie Mix
My number one, must have, Christmas cookie is a crinkle cookie. There will not be any other holiday cookie that tops this one for me. While I love the chocolate flavor the most, I can appreciate the other variations of flavors like lemon and red velvet. I was so excited when I stumbled upon this… Read more
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Trying out Betty Crocker’s Soft Baked Peppermint Sugar Cookie mix
Peppermint always finds it’s way onto my Christmas cookie platter. Nothing feels quite as festive to me as peppermint. When a friend told me about this mix, I knew I had to find it right away. Online, I found the Smith’s near me sold the mix so I went in and after circling the store… Read more
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Trying out Betty Crocker’s Peanut Butter Cookie Brownie Bars Mix
To break up some of the fall foods, I wanted to throw in something I have super high hopes for. We haven’t had any additions to our brownies in a while so it’s time to try out a brownie cookie bar, specifically a peanut butter cookie and brownie bar by Betty Crocker. Peanut butter and… Read more
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Testing out Betty Crocker’s Batchables fudge brownie mix
Betty Crocker came out with muffin, cookie, and brownie mixes called “batchables” and the slogan is “make a lot or a little.” It’s designed in a reusable tub that you can seal up after each use to keep your baking mix fresh. You can make as few as 4 or as many as an 8×8… Read more
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Trying out Krusteaz’s Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookie mix
When it comes to chocolate chip cookies, every baker has their own version. You can make a chocolate chip cookie in so many different ways and still at it’s core, it’s a great cookie. Even bad chocolate chip cookies are good. But here, we are looking for the best, not the worst. Together we have… Read more
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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 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 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