So, kent and I had heard a lot about those betty crocker warm delight cake things and decided to try them out awhile back. We had gotten rave reviews from quite a few trustworthy sources as to their deliciousness. Unfortunately neither kent nor I were impressed- at all. Not to mention the price- OUTRAGEOUS for such a dinky snack. Oh- and don't get me started on the calorie content.Last night I was complaining to Kent that I wanted a recipe for something I could make that was sweet and warm and would make just one serving- rather than an entire batch. You know- like a recipe for three cookies or just a few brownies.
This morning as I was checking all of my favorite sweet deal and freebie sites- I stumbled upon this little trick/recipe. I'm sure I'm about the last person on earth to figure it out- but I thought I'd share anyway.
In general- I'm not lover of cake. I do, however, love strawberry shortcake. You can make your own in less than TWO minutes.
you take 1/2 cup of cake mix (it totally expands and this portion ends up being quite large) and 1/3 cup water. You mix it together with a fork until kind of smooth and stick it in the microwave for ninety seconds. You take it out and VOILA. add a dallop of whip cream- sliced strawberries or homemade strawberry jam- and you've got the most delicious little dessert. I may try adding less cake mix next time around and see how it turns out- but I really did love it. It works with ANY cake mix. You could add caramel, hot fudge, or any other great sauce.I use meijer cake mix (80 cents) and you can get about eight little cakes out of one box! that's TEN CENTS/cake. They've got HALF the calories of the real deal- and I think they are much tastier.
8 comments:
That's a good idea. I sometimes mix up a little cake mix with water just to eat the batter...because I love it so much! Also, there's a book I have called "Small Batch Baking" that has a bunch of recipes for making treats for 1 or 2. It's more intense than this, but it has a ton of stuff. Anyway. I love seeing what you're up to. Your boys are so cute!
Mmmmmmm. I can't wait to try that! In fact ... I've got 2 minutes ... I'll give it a whirl now. Thanks for the idea!
I LOATHE warm delights. For similar reasons as you, but mainly because they don't taste delightful at all. It looks like those trustworthy sources future advice will have a corollary attached from now on.
Taylor
GREAT idea! Sometimes I want a little bit of cake, but if I make an entire batch it goes to waste. Hooray!
Okay - I had to come back and tell you how much we all LOVED this cake idea!!! We used chocolate cake with buttermilk syrup - and it was fabulous! Me and Marissa shared - and neither of us said one word other than "mmmmmmmmm" the whole time we were eating it. :)
Warm Delights look so tempting and luscious on the commercials. I've never bought one, because I just thought the price wasn't worth it. But - Sheesh - the lil' 10 cent cake I made today TASTED just as luscious as those Warm Delight Commercials MAKE theirs look.
I can't wait to try this!
I wish I could say that when I make an entire batch of cake some goes to waste, like Lyndsay's does. But I, unfortunately, have the opposite problem....I have no self-control!
I am seriously headed to the cupboard right now.
I'm skeptical of microwaved cake. I'll have to give it a try.
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