Leave Well-Enough Alone
Go right ahead and call me a hypocrite, it's fine... I am usually the first person to turn my nose up at using a cake mix to make a "homemade" cake but I admit it... one of my go-to recipes has its humble beginnings in a yellow boxed (oh, the horrors) cake mix. I'm not outright proud of this, but one of the best cooks and bakers I know *thanks, mom once told me when you find a great recipe, you don't question it, whether it comes from a box, packet, etc.; sometimes they just aren't meant to be messed around with.
This Junior League of Northern Virginia recipe is as easy as they come and delivers a cake that has been a crowd-pleaser everytime. Plus, if you buy the cookbook, you'll be the proud owner of tons of other great recipes (I stand behind the Antipasto Squares) while having contributed to a great cause.
Black Russian Cake
1 18.25 oz pkg yellow cake mix
1 5.1 oz pkg chocolate pudding mix
4 large eggs
1 c vegetable oil
1/2 c vodka
1/2 c water
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c Kahlua, divided
1/2 c powdered sugar
Beat first 7 ingredients and 1/4 cup Kahlua at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth; pour into a greased and floured Bundt pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.
Combine remaining 1/4 cup Kahlua and powdered sugar, stirring until smooth. Let cake cool slightly. Remove cake from pan. Puncture cake surface with a large wooden pick and pour glaze over cake. Let harden.
That's good advice from your mom! Life's too short to be a food snob, don't you think? You can be a foodie and still dig things that come from boxes and packages - eating is all about the taste! (Though some might argue THAT point.) I use box mixes quite often to build recipes, and nobody ever complains.
ReplyDeletei love it! hey, our family friend & my chef mentor told me you can't do better than a box cake mix! she prefers them, in fact, thanks to great food scientists that have made the leavening agents/sugar/ingredients ratios just right... and she's 1 of only 3 female master chefs in the world! :) she makes a delicious whipped cream icing with marmalades i love :)
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