First of all it all depends on what type of cake you want !
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Making a quick cake mixture from scratch requires a simple recipe. The Joy of Cooking has many basic recipes that allow you to make a quick cake recipe from scratch and they even show you how to substitute ingredients if needed.
Many people prefer the taste of "scratch" cakes. There are certainly far more interesting and creative cake recipes than boxed cake mixes. From a health perspective, cake mixes are full of chemicals, colorings and preservatives, making them imitation food at best.
I think women would rather like to make a cake from scratch unless they don't like baking.
Well, first there are many different types of cake. Ice cream cake, cookie cake, and there are also different flavor cakes. All you have to do is get cake powder put in the ingredients it says. After that put it in a pan and in to the oven for as long as the box says. If you want to make the cake from scratch you make your own recipe(: Hope I helped! (=
There is no specific recipe for a flower cake, as it is a style of decorating a cake and not baking one. To make a flower cake one can use either a cake mix or scratch recipe for the cake. Next either make a cake to shape like a flower or cupcakes that can be place in the shape of a flower. Ice the cake/cupcakes and decorate.
The recipe for German chocolate cake from the Joy of Baking is linked below.
It tends to, yes. But if the steam condenses onto the cake (in the form of water when cooled), then it will actually make the cake a bit heavier.
The ready to use stuff is about 3.00-3.50 for each but will only do a smaller cake, if it's a sheet you will need 2. It costs about the same to make it from scratch.
The plural form of scratch is "scratches".
Cake foundation is a type of make up foundation that comes in the form of a rounded or square cake. The make up is generally applied with a sponge rather than a brush.