Devil's Food Cake and Funfetti icing, too

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A couple of months ago General Mills announced a line of Betty Crocker gluten-free baking mixes.

Tonight, a simple trip to the Park Slope C-Town challenged me to bake a birthday cake in honor of all the Leos of our lives. The mix was simple, only three ingredients and 38 minutes later, Devil's Food Cake with Funfetti icing (artificially-flavored vanilla icing with a packet of sprinkles tucked into the lid of the perfect tub). And, it tastes exactly as I remember box cake. How did they do it?

At start, I was wary; the mix was granular, the batter watery but after plumping at 325 and topped with fluffy icing, it's perfect.

Comments

Anne said…
Let me just say, that cake was unbelievable. I wanted just a taste as soon as I got it, and ended up eating the entire thing for breakfast. Oops.

Also, I recently was talking with a friend about how they could put powdered eggs in, but they make you use real eggs to "feel like you're cooking." Like tastybake!
August 12, 2009 at 6:48 AM
Clarissa said…
OMG, I made one for Thanksgiving.
YES! it was amazing.
November 26, 2009 at 1:34 PM
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