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Smaller Cake Mixes & How to Adjust Cake Mix Recipes

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Over the years, as cake mixes have gotten smaller and prices have gotten bigger, I’ve gotten tons of question on this topic. As someone who bakes primarily with doctored cake mixes, I thought it would be great to share my thoughts on Smaller Cake Mixes & How to Adjust Cake Mix Recipes.

Originally published October 2, 2012. Updated October 2019.

smaller cake mixes in 3 different brands

I have a question for you.  Do you bake with cake mixes?  If so, have you noticed that companies are putting out smaller cake mixes?  At first it was Duncan Hines and now Pillsbury.  I rarely buy Betty Crocker… I bet they’re smaller too. Continue Reading ▶

Orange Creamsicle Cake

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When my oldest son Joshua turned 21 last year (in 2018) he didn’t really have a special request for a cake. But at that time, he was obsessed with eating Orange Creamsicles so I decided to make him an Orange Creamsicle Cake.

He had no idea what my plans were for a cake, so it was really fun to surprise him with this giant popsicle cake that was both an Orange Dreamsicle on the outside and orange flavored cake on the inside!

orange creamsicle cake or dreamsicle cake on a marble slab

Dreamsicle or Creamsicle?

Before I tell you about this cake, I have to ask… do you call this a Dreamsicle or a Creamsicle?  From my Google searches, it seems the terms are basically interchangeable in day-to-day conversation. Both refer to an ice cream bar with vanilla ice cream center and an orange sherbert outer layer.

But Creamsicle is a registered trademark name of an official product (here), while Dreamsicle might have been an ice cream product at one time, but is no longer being produced. You can read more about Creamsicle vs. Dreamsicle here.

So… what do you call them? Leave me a comment. For the purpose of this blog post, I’m gonna roll with Creamsicle.

Let’s get on with the details…

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20 Easy Sheet Cake Recipes

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Sheet cakes are awesome desserts to make when you need to feed a crowd and today I’m sharing 20 Easy Sheet Cake Recipes that will be perfect for so many occasions!

I’m gonna fess up and tell you, I don’t bake a lot of sheet cakes. I love eating them, but I just never think to make them for dessert.

Well… with one exception. This Pioneer Woman Chocolate Sheet Cake is a go-to in our house. Especially when I need to take a dessert to church potluck. Everybody in our church goes crazy for that cake and it’s so easy to make!

The thing is, because the batter is spread out in a sheet pan, the cakes are thinner and that means they bake quickly. There’s no layering or complicated frosting techniques that you need to know with sheet cakes either.2

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My Favorite Mixer is on Sale with FREE Accessories + FREE Shipping!

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Last year I shared with you why I quit buying Kitchenaid Mixers.  And today I’m sharing a deal where you can get Cookie Paddles and Metal Whip Drive for FREE with the Universal Bosch Mixer + FREE Shipping with code AFSEPTEMBER2019!  Just add this mixer to your cart, then add the code and the free Ice Cream Maker attachment will be added to your cart!

If you read that first post, you know that for the past 4 years, I’ve been using a Bosch mixer and I’m hooked! If you missed the post – go read it here.

Bottom line: no more powdered sugar clouds in my kitchen when making frosting. No more stripped gears or bogged down beater blades. And triple batches of cake batter at ONE TIME. Need I say more?

Up your cookie-making game just in time for back to school with the Bosch Universal Plus paired with Cookie Paddles and Metal Whip Drive! Your kids will love having homemade cookies in their lunchboxes and you’ll love the satisfaction of minimal effort and cleanup.

So, with coupon code AFSEPTEMBER2019 , you can save get a FREE Cookie Paddles and Metal Whip Drive with the Bosch Univeral Mixer and you get FREE Shipping!

This deal is better than the price on Amazon!

But if you buy it on the Bosch website, you’ll get the Universal Mixer Plus AND the Baker’s Pack for less than the price of the mixer alone! This is the best price we’ve seen since the holiday sales at the end of 2018!

So for all of you who read my previous post and decided you wanted one of these mixers – this deal is happening now!

If you’d like to order a Bosch during the Mother’s Day sale, here’s how to do it:

  • Click here: http://shrsl.com/1kkht.
  • Click “Add to cart”.
  • Use code AFJSEPTEMBER2019 and it should add the FREE Cookie Paddles and Metal Whip Drive to your cart and take $10 off!
  • Total should be $389 with Free Shipping (and any applicable taxes).
  • Proceed to checkout, add your payment method and shipping info and youre done!

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OREO Maple Creme Cupcakes

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These Oreo Maple Creme Cupcakes are so good, you’re going to love how easy this is!  This is a kicked up white cake mix, so this is really easy and quick, and tastes like it came from the bakery.  Everyone will love these cupcakes.

They’re great for treats after school, after dinner, or a midnight snack.  Keep it in your favorites – especially this Fall!

OREO Maple Creme Cupcakes on a white plate with cookie crumbs

The minute I saw the Maple Creme OREO Cookies in the store, I knew I wanted to try them. Who am I kidding? I almost always want to try every new flavor of OREO cookies!  Don’t belive me… check out these other OREO recipes I’ve shared:

Anywho, generally speaking Maple syrup is not generally my favorite flavor, it’s delicious in these cookies!!  And it just feel so Fall-y.  🍁🍁🍁

OREO Maple Creme Cookies on a marble counter

So here’s what you do:

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Good Years Tire Cake

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This Good Years Tire Cake is the perfect cake for a man (or woman) who loves cars or is in the auto industry! Or in this case, is celebrating a milestone birthday! Ed was celebrating 49 “good years” and loves his cars!  His wife ordered this cake for him!  Keep reading to find out the details of how I made it.

Tire Cake on silver board with text on image

I don’t take a lot of last minute orders. But every now and then I get a request I can’t say “no” to.  This was one of those times. When the client called, it was Thursday and she wanted to pick up the cake on Saturday afternoon.  Talk about last minute!!

But when she sent the pic and it was a tire cake (and I only had one other order that weekend), I knew I had to say yes! I’d had this tire tread impression mat already for quite awhile and I’d only used it once (I think). Plus, my brother owns a tire shop so I thought it would be cool to show him as well.

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Watch All Cake Classes for $1 at myBluprint.com

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It’s Friday… and I have such a fun announcement for you!  Through August 31, you can sign up to watch all Cake Classes + Shows For only $1!  That $1 trial will get you 30 days of unlimited classes!!

Get 30 Days Of Bluprint For Just $1 at mybluprint.com 8/1-8/31/19.

If you’ve never watched a Bluprint class – I’d highly encourage you to take advantage of this “watch all you want” event.   For those who have never read my story, I started my cake business without any formal training and 99% of what I’ve learned has been on my own or from online classes.

And for 30 days from the date you sign up, you can expand your cake decorating skills by literally watching as many cake cecorating classes as your heart desires.  Or until your time runs out 🙂   And you’re not just limited to cake decorating… there are 20+ categories of classes offered for almost any creative interest you have!

Watch Now!

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The Worst Day of My Blogging Life (care to share your email address with me?)

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Hey there friend.

This past Saturday was the worst day of my blogging life.  I know… that’s so dramatic and annoying but seriously, I cried. A lot.

Here’s what happened.

With one click, I deleted all 25,053 of my current email subscribers.

I thought for a short time that it was a glitch. But within an hour, I’d gotten a reply from my email service provider saying that I had deleted them and they could not restore them for me. Cue the tears.  😭😭😭

I was devastated. I know this may seem trivial or silly to some of you, but email is the way I reach my readers.  It’s the direct route… no social media required. No waiting for them to (hopefully) check my blog for updates. I can send them a note and say “hey!” any time I want.

And it’s the place where I connect best with you, reply to you, chat with you… it’s my favorite way to reach out.

Also… I’ve been collecting that stash of emails for the better part of 10 years. So to lose all of your email addresses in a matter of seconds was horrible.

Less than 48 hours later, I had a ray of hope.  I found a year-old backup saved on my laptop (from September 2018) and a few other partial backups from 2017. It wasn’t my current, whole list, but it was a good chunk of them.

Also, thanks to Google Drive and my amazing assistant, I had a backup of everybody that had signed up for my emails through the All Things Cake group in the past several months.

Why am I telling you all of this? Because if you used to be on my email list and you didn’t get a welcome email from me (again) in the past 48 hours, I’d love for you to sign up again here.

Or if you’ve never been on my email list, same.  Please join here.

For the rest of you … the backup I had downloaded did **not** sort you into previously sorted groups.

If you get an email from me any time in the future that you don’t want to get again, click unsubscribe with my apologies. But if you do love getting my emails and want to be on specific lists, click below and you’ll be sorted again based on your interest.

Click here to choose which newsletters you’d like to get.  Just enter your name and email after you click through and check the boxes!  Want to help out some more? Forward my emails to a friend or share my cake blog with other peeps who love cake!

The Rose Bakes Daily and Weekly are most popular. I also included links for my other blogs as well, since all of them were lost too.  If you didn’t know, my other blogs are PressureCookermeals.com, RoseAtwater.com and CakeBlogging.com. They’re not as active as Rose Bakes but I’d love to have you on those lists 😍

Thank you all so much for helping me get this mess sorted out!!

patriotic american flag cake with blueberries and strawberries

American Flag Cake with Raspberries & Blueberries

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If you’re looking for a classic patriotic dessert, look no further than this Flag Cake with Raspberries & Blueberries.  This classic 4th of July cake design has been around for ages! I’m pretty sure it originated in a magazine, but up until now, I’d never made one.

American Flag Cake with Raspberries and Blueberries plus text for pinterest

Well technically, I still haven’t made one. You see, my daugher Sarah made this cake for one of my clients for July 4th.  Sarah was invited to go to Youth Camp with a friend, but the invitation was last minute and she needed to quickly raise the money for the trip.

When my client called to ask if I could make this classic Flag Cake design, I knew it was a design Sarah could do, so I let her take the lead and she made the cake 99% on her own and I let her keep the profits.  Spoiler alert… she earned enough for camp!  She sold two Strawberry Cheesecake Pies, four and a half dozen Confetti Cupcakes, and this American Flag Cake. Plus she got some extra donations from a couple of my lovely customers to push her over the top!

So back to the cake. I gave her a few pointers about piping the white stripes and border (to get an even, classic shell border) and I helped her with the proportions so she’d be sure to fit thirteen stripes onto the cake.  Other than that, she baked it, filled and frosted it, and decorated it.

rose atwater and sarah atwater of rosebakes.com

This Mommy is proud!!  

I realize I’m too late on sharing this cake for the current 4th of July (which is pretty standard for me… to be late). But I still wanted to share while it was fresh on my mind. Next year, it’ll be primed and ready to go!  So here are the details…

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15+ Fault Line Cakes that WOW!

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With the Fault Line craze happening right now, it seemed like the perfect time to do a round-up of some of my favorites. So I’m sharing 15+ Fault Line Cakes that WOW!

15+ Fault Line Cakes that WOW collage of pictures and text

I gotta be honest here, I haven’t even done a Fault Line Cake yet. I’ve had other projects on my plate and haven’t been taking many orders this summer. One day I hope to just make one for fun!

In the meantime, I asked in my Facebook group for members to share their cakes and goodness – there are some talented cakers in our group!! So sit back, grab a cup of coffee and enjoy these gorgeous Fault Line Cakes!

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About Rose

Wife to Richy. Mommy to 6 kids. Homeschool Teacher. Jesus Freak. Good Books. Baker. Friend. Loves to Laugh. Photographer. Chocolate Addict. Mathematician. Pink. Diet Dr. Pepper-aholic. Cook. Flip-Flops. Ponytails. Loud Music. Writer. Budget-er. Chocolate Milk. Pillow Hog. Late-night TV & Junk Food.

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