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Trader Joe's Tuesday: Vanilla Cake Mix
Amy Faries • Mar 03, 2020
Buttery boxed cake that is quick to whip up in under an hour!
The Wonderful World of Trader Joe's
So I have officially entered the world of Trader Joe's cake mixes. I must admit I was very excited to make this cake since I absolutely adore everything TJ's has to offer. So obviously I had to make a run up to my local Trader Joe's to grocery shop and grab a few extra things to make this cake special! Now, if you know me, you know that this grocery store is lifeeee. A big majority of my lunches consist of frozen foods and salads found here. I also, mainly feed my niece food from Trader Joe's because I love knowing exactly what fresh foods are going into her little body. We are HUGE fans of their strawberry bars, Lily literally eats at least 1 a day. Sunday, on this certain trip, I bought some fresh eggs to make my buttercream, freeze dried raspberries to add to the batter, and the rest of my groceries for the week.
Raspberries? Yes you heard right. I decided to throw some raspberries into the food processor, sift them, and add some to the vanilla cake mix. Wondering how this all turned out? Lets see...
Cake Time
This cake was quite the pleasant surprise. I was a tad hesitant at first because the batter was lumpy no matter how much I stirred. But it was actually a delicious cake! It was a tad too buttery (due to the full stick of butter inside) but other than that it was lovely. The texture was a tad dense and yet still fluffy. Crazy sounding, right? I think I could have done with baking it a minute or two less, so the crumb would have been even better. You should really give this cake a try for yourself and see what fun things you can add to it to make it your own. Or you can take a page out of baking with blondies book and use this mix as a base and add whatever leavening agents and fats you prefer.
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