Followup Raspberry Cake, Fluid Deconfusion

A mysterious title, eh? The cake is a followup to "Raspberry Con-fusion Cake". I "deconfusioned" by using the amount of gelatin fluid I intended originally—1/2 cup of water and 1/2 cup of milk into a bowl with a small packet of sugar-free raspberry gelatin. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Raspberry Con-fusion Cake

I wanted to Kool-Aid my cake using Raspberry Kool-Aid, but the supermarket didn't carry that flavor. I thought about using Jello, ... My con-fusion with this cake resulted from using the amount of fluid called for if making a small gelatin batch. For integration into a cake, I needed to put in only half the fluid. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Pt 2 Pineapple Coconut Cake, Closer Cake Prep Looks

During the planning and execution of my pineapple an coconut cake (article, video), I thought of closer looks at some parts of processes. They pertain to combo-flavor cakes using two kinds of cake mixes, preparing cake bans before pouring in batter, and squeezing more out of can frosting. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Pt 1 Pineapple Coconut Cake, Using Half Box of Each Flavor

I decided to try making a hybrid cake of two flavors—pineapple and coconut. (Duncan Hines makes both flavors.) Get info for ingredients, equipment, and procedures for all the stages to make this delish pina-colada-ish cake. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Lemon Juice Aid 1, Let There Be Cake!

Make a lemon cake by adding lemon juice to non-lemon flavor cake mixture and vanilla frosting. … I've tended to buy "classic" yellow cake (good color, uncomplicated add-in ingredients), especially when they've gone on sale for 88¢ each. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Macaroons (egg whites replacement)

Last month, I offered up cake mix macaroon cookies, and I mentioned gluey coconut clumps in context of macaroons. I still think macaroons are gluey and clumpy, but my results taste better than macaroons I remember from way back. This recipe includes information for substituting egg whites with Wilton meringue powder. Read the entire article at http://whilldtkwriter.blogspot.com/2012/07/macaroons-egg-whites-replacement.html and comment there, please.