It’s unfortunate that sugar doesn’t stick to a magnet or something. 
Maybe some kind of unsweetened lemon topping?
Dr Oetker is also popular in the US. They have a dark chocolate mousse mix that has become a fast, easy dessert pie staple in my family . . . pre-made Oreo chocolate pie crust, Dr O’s mousse and a quick whipped cream . . . not gourmet, but pretty darned good dessert with minimal time/effort.
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My sister makes this box milx and she is a talented home baker.
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/facepalm/
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Wonder if the writer found their inspiration reading this thread.
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This article seems to be based on some very interesting assumptions.
Let’s unpack them, shall we?
No? All right, then. 
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Spending $25 for a cake mix is idiotic. Anyone who charges that is a thief. Avoid.
The article had a snooty attitude towards box cakes which is exactly what I decried when starting this thread. My point had zero to do with convenience and everything to do with product. Read my OP!! I’m all in favor of painstaking steps if they result in a better product. But if they do not, then taking them is (IMHO) not worth it.
“A cake mix gives you a perfectly respectable cake—not the greatest, but pretty good—for $5, all in.”
Um, no sweetie. First, it’s $2.50, and second, the cake mix is better than anything I can come up with.
I’m also tired of the “artificial chemical” argument. First of all, don’t live on desserts.* They’re a treat. The poison’s in the dose. Second, everything’s a chemical. Organically-grown vanilla is a chemical. If the product is crappy taste, then that’s the problem, not the chemicals.
*unless you want to. 
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I think your comment is unkind. I didn’t write the article or post it.
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Apologies. I didn’t mean to address it to you. It was a general comment.
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Thank you for clarifying.
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Thank you for pointing it out. I will be more careful next time.
I still think spending 25 bucks for a cake mix is insane. 
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Definitely not insane if it really is that great of a cake… but just how great it would need to be, to be worth that much, seems like “pretty great”.
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Webster did wont sumpthing much mor lik this
But either he knew it wouldn’t fly, or saner people told him it wouldn’t fly, so he contented himself with noking letters out occasionally.
Williams & Sonoma mixes are always pricey- probably over 20 bucks for some. I’ve never bought them myself, but I’ve been gifted some, and the cakes are tasty.
Maybe better (and still food-related):
Pas de caïque, pas de caïque,
bécasse, mâne,
Bec ami est coquille
à ce vaste Assise ou Cannes.
Roulette et n’épate
éden marcou y débit.
Aîné petit inédit, oh vaine!
fort bébé ennemi.
http://www.blueridgejournal.com/poems/mots17-pasdecaique.htm
