I hate those kind of recipes. I don't like to cook out of a box or can. Pillsbury is bad about that too. They are just trying to sell their products. When I buy cake mixes, I only buy Duncan Hines anyway. I know what you mean. I have the famous red cookbook, got it in 1971 & the new ones have screwed up the recipes. They have changed a lot of them around & not for the best either.