I am making Mel's wonderfully delicious Pumpkin Cream Trifle today... the only problem being, I didn't have a spice cake mix in the pantry. The thought of trying to cram a grocery store trip into the few minutes available between baby and toddler nap times, not to mention the pain of dragging all three kids through the store (I'm sure plenty of you relate), had me reconsidering the importance of a spice cake mix. I mean, I'm sure I could make one on my own. I have a yellow cake mix and lots of spices, after all. So I rolled up my sleeves and experimented... with yummy results, I'm happy to say! The pumpkin spice cake layer for my trifle ended up deliciously fragrant, with just the right amounts of spice. It's so easy I hesitated to post it on here but then I decided I better. After all, it's often the easiest shortcuts that can save a lot of time and hassle when we are in a pinch. So here you go.
- 1 yellow cake mix box
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice or cloves
- Combine all together and follow directions on box or in your recipe.
If you need a recipe to try this out on, may I suggest the best pumpkin trifle out there: Pumpkin Cream Trifle.
I'm so glad you posted this! Very useful this time of year!
ReplyDeleteVery useful! I almost always have a yellow cake mix and a chocolate one, but I seem to always be making special trips to the store if I decide I need another kind. I already know this will come in handy!
ReplyDeleteThat post made me laugh - I have wanted to make the trifle recipe several times and didn't have the spice cake mix so just made something else. You are pretty clever! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy for this as well! I asked my hubby to pick up a spice cake mix when he was at the grocery store. He couldn't find it. Unfortunately I found this after he left. Actually, I'm just going to do this rather than buy the box of spice mix. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteIn the fall when I like to make pumkpkin chocolate chip muffins, I use this recipe frequently. My recipe calls for 1 spice cake mix, 1 small can of pumpkin, and 1/2 C (or to taste) of choc chips. No other oil, liquid, etc. Sometimes I can't find the spice cake mixes, or they cost quite a bit more (??!) so this is my go-to "recipe". Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis is great information. I shop at Aldi for my basics and they don't stock spice cake mix. This will save a trip to a full service store, and thus save me money in buying extra stuff I find. Needed for my Thanksgiving dessert apple spice dessert.
ReplyDeleteYou rock!! This is exactly what I needed. Thank you so very much!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this! I will try it out tomorrow in a gluten-free mix. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for this. I can't find a gluten-free cake mix. This way I'll be able to adapt what I can find (may be white instead of yellow but will still be better for this).
ReplyDeleteIts great to find these recipes. It mixes it up and its fun. Thank you
ReplyDeleteThank you!! This saved me tonight!! We busy mamas need all the shortcuts we can get!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how fast I found this info on spices. I was at 2 stores with no spice cake mixes. So I bought 2 boxes of Jiffy yellow cake hoping to search the internet. It took all of less than 2 minutes to find this info. Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteSaved my life today, thank you!!!
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