I know that for cookies and bread, one can substitute unsweetened applesauce for the oil. Can one do that with cake mixes?

Other things I've done with cake mixes...

Mix a funfetti cake mix with a 12-oz can of Diet 7-Up, and bake as cupcakes. I've also done that with a "lower sugar" cake mix, and it worked.

I mixed a box of devil's food cake mix with a 15 oz can of Libby's pumpkin, and baked. This makes a very chewy brownie type thing.

Any other fun that one can have with a cake mix?

Donna

With the devils food cake mix and the pumpkin, you can use any flavor you want with the pumplkin. My aunt does it. It's a weight watchers trick. She will frequently make it into cookies instead of brownies, and freeze in servings.

I've never heard of using 7-up in a cake mix. How does that work/come out?

Tami

I've been experimenting with recipes that use beans as another fat substitute:
How To Replace Fat In Recipes With White Bean Puree
http://www.livestrong.com/article/264702-how-to-replace-fat-in-recipes -with-white-bean-puree/

Low-Fat Black Bean Brownies
http://everydayfoodstorage.net/2009/01/04/low-fat-brownies-with-out-ap plesauce/food-storage-recipes

Oatmeal Chocolate-Chip (and Bean!) Cookie Recipe
(source: Epicurious)
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Oatmeal-Chocolate-Chip-an d-Bean-Cookies-230170

-Grainlady

1 box Angel Food Cake Mix

1 box Cake Mix - Any Flavor

Makes 1 serving.

DIRECTIONS:

In a ziploc bag, combine the two cake mixes together
and mix well. For each individual cake serving, take
out 3 Tablespoons of the cake mix combination and

mix it with 2 Tablespoons of water in a small microwave-safe container. Microwave on high for 1 minute, and you have your own instant individual little cake

KEEP remaining cake mixture stored in the ziploc bag
and use whenever you feel like a treat! You can top
each cake with a dollop of fat free whipped topping
and/or some fresh fruit.

Helpful Tips:

This recipe is called 3, 2, 1 Cake because all you need
to remember is

"3 tablespoons mix,
2 tablespoons water,
1 minute in the microwave!"

SODA POP CAKE

(source: 100-Day Pantry - By Jan Jackson)

1 box cake mix, any flavor
1 (12-oz.) can soda pop, any flavor

Mix ingredients and microwave for 8 minutes in a 9x13 dish, covered and vented. Let stand for 10 minutes and turn onto a serving plate. You can also bake cake in oven using bake time on cake mix box.

Notes: Using an electric mixer yields better results than mixing by hand. If you don't have a 9x13 dish with a vented cover, use plastic wrap, pulled taut, and poke a small hole in the middle.

Ann

Donna, be aware that baked goods made with fat replacements can bake more quickly too, so watch them carefully.

I don't use cake mixes because I don't like the strange "chemical" flaor or the texture, but I make my own cake mix, thanks to King Arthur flour. Does that count? I also use their formula for multi grain pancake mix.

Annie