cake mix moderation

United States
October 31, 2012 9:23am CST
Hello My Lotters! I am running low on some of the ingredients to make cupcakes but I do have a Duncan Hines French Vanilla cake mix that I was thinking of changing to a chocolate by using some cocoa powder. Can this be done by only adding this ingredient or is there something else that is needed? Happily I can do the buttercream icing without problems. Thanks!
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cdyt7874
@cdyt7874 (72)
• Philippines
19 Nov 12
hi! if you're using a ready mix vanilla cake , it's fine to add 1/4 cup cocoa powder. the taste will still be the same and i believe the texture will make no difference as well.
Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
31 Oct 12
I believe you have to melt it first with a bit of cream or milk so it wont end up bitter,Milk and cream will turn into a milk chocolate mixture which I find more appealing than black chocolate, unless you like bitterness, I base that on my own experience. I remember directly adding cocoa powder in pancake mix and its ends up tasting like newspaper. Then on my next try I melted the chocolate first and its much better
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@dfollin (24232)
• United States
31 Oct 12
I'd think so but I am not sure.Recently I just used butter instead of oil because I was out of oil.And it worked.