Thank you everyone for your generous response, and thanks so much for the recipes and the sites to look up. Thanks for the tips too, I am sure I saw a post telling me how many ounces are in a can of cherries or something, but I cannot spot that post!
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QuiltE I will post the Christmas cake made from the packet carrot cake mix. At the moment I am racing to finish a quilt for a new baby granddaughter, I'm flying down to Hobart on Tuesday to visit her and her parents. I did juggle the recipe a bit, so I will have to work out what the measurements are close to......
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Mitquilt I hadn’t thought to check out the manufacturers web site. Out here the two brands I have seen in the supermarket are Greens and White Wings packet cake mixes. I think your packet cake mizes are bigger than ours. Maybe your tins of apples and cherries are too.
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Martha T I wonder if the recipes from the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region> using our mixes will work the same with your mixes in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Australia</st1lace></st1:country-region>? Would be interesting to know. By the way, those from the States who wonder.<o></o>
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There isn’t much difference we use metric for measuring now , but I still think in Imperial measuring! There is a slight difference between your tablespoon measurement and ours. It took me a long time to figure out your stick of butter is 4 ounces. http://alldownunder.com/australian-convert/measurement-chart.htm
I have in my mind what to do if your cake mixes in the packets are larger than ours and if the tins of pie apples etc hold more. I just adjust so I get a nice cake consistency.
Regards,
Anna from Oz
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Originally Posted by
Anna from Oz
Hello Everyone,
I have baked for over 48 years and didn't buy packet cake mixes, baked everything from scratch.
Recently I came across a Christmas cake using a packet carrot cake mix, tried it with much suspicion, it is delicious. Then on here I saw an apple sauce cake made from a cake mix, thank you, baked that today.
Do any of you have any other cake or slice recipes that can be made using the packet cake mix as a base?
I have googled but haven't found much. These would be a good idea to quickly make when I only have a couple of hours notice of visitors coming.
Thank you Anna from Oz