Thursday, January 9, 2014

No eggs cake from a mix

 

Believe it or not, you can make a cake from a mix without using eggs or oil. Whether you simply don’t have any eggs or oil on hand, or if you have allergies or maybe you just want to eliminate fat from the cake, here are some quick, easy ways to have your cake and eat it too.

Ingredients

Servings: 6 to 8

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 30 to 40 minutes
  • 1 boxed cake mix
  • 2 tsp. vinegar
1 egg
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 cups cold water
OR
  • 1 boxed cake mix
  • 1 12-oz. can soda
OR
  • 1 boxed cake mix
  • 12 oz. can pumpkin puree
  • 1/3 cup water
I cup of boiling water and mix

Method 1 of 3: Use Applesauce Instead of Eggs and Oil

Using applesauce will lower the calorie content and make the cake moist.
 
1.Grease and flour a 9” by 13” pan and preheat your oven as directed on the cake mix box.
2 Pour the cake mix into a medium mixing bowl.
3 Add the vinegar, vanilla and applesauce and mix the ingredients together.
4 Add the water.
5 Mix until it’s incorporated into the batter that’s forming.
6 Pour the batter into your prepared pan.
 
7 Smooth out the surface using a flat knife or the back of a spoon.   
8 Bake the cake as directed on the cake mix box.
9 Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to stand for 15 to 30 minutes before serving.
 

Method 2 of 3: Use Soda Instead of Eggs and Oil

In this version, you simply substitute 1 can of soda for all other ingredients.

1 Grease and flour a 9” by 13” pan and preheat your oven according to the directions on the box.
2 Pour the cake mix into a medium size mixing bowl.
3 Add the soda. (Do not add any water.) 
4 Stir the soda into the cake mix until the batter is well blended.
5 Pour the cake batter into your cake pan.
6 Bake the cake as directed on the cake mix box (usually 30 minutes). 

 

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