Baking Basics: White Cake Mix Substitute

 Did you know that it's nearly impossible to find a decent cake mix in Germany? There are one or two. End of list. But it's just not typically the kind of mix that you can use as an ingredient like they often are in the US. So, that means I hit a problem when I find a recipe I want to try that calls for a box of cake mix. It's time and past time to find a substitution.

So after a LOT of googling and research, I came up with this white cake mix substitute.

White Cake Mix:

2 1/2 cups (315g) flour 
1 1/2 cups (300g) sugar  
4 tsp baking powder 
1/2 tsp salt 
3 tbsp vanilla sugar
 

Sift all ingredients together. Store in a sealed container until needed. 
 

To rehydrate the ingredients and actually make the cake, 
1 cup (225mL) milk
5 egg whites or 3 whole eggs
1/3 cup (75mL) oil
Just put everything in a bowl and whisk it together until smooth.

Put it in your greased cake pans and bake at 350°F or 180°C for 35-50 minutes depending on the size of your pan.

This cake bakes us nice and sturdy.
It has an unfortunate tendency to dry out, so it could use some simple syrup.
I must admit, by taste, it's rather non-descript. Nothing to write home about. But it does show that the cake mix works.

Watch us make this cake mix on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/slhkoA7qPRo
Schaut zu wie wir diese Backmischung auf YouTube machen hier: https://youtu.be/FjT0vnjGQl8

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